Namely, 15

NAMELY

EP-oh-nimz

a word based on or derived from a person's name.

First Known Use: mid-19^th century

“What’s in a Name?”

Juliet in Romeo and Juliet, 2.2­­

15: Ferris wheel: an amusement park ride consisting of a giant vertical wheel that revolves slowly as riders sit in passenger cars suspended on its outer edge (from George Washington Gale Ferris, Jr., 1859–96, American engineer; first use of word 1892; he created the 1^st wheel for the World’s Columbia’s Exposition in Chicago, 1893)

A took a ride—a Ferris wheel—

When I was just a kid.

And I regretted—very soon—

This action that I did.

When that wheel stopped, I was on top, 

And while I sat and swayed,

I wished that I had not been born—

Or back at home had stayed.

I couldn’t really cry, of course,

But, oh, I wanted to!

For I had failed my Manhood Test—

So what could I then do?

I’ve never ridden one again—

It’s not that I’m afraid.

Well … sure I am. No question. I’d

Prefer a hand grenade.