Namely, 44

NAMELY

eponyms (EP-uh-nimz)

words 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

44: argyle: a pattern of knitting based on a series of interlocking diamond shapes (from a former county in western Scotland, Argyll, where the Campbell family with the argyle tartan lived; first known use of word, 1890).

To prom he wore his argyle socks—

And he created quite a stir.

It seems that both the nerds and jocks—

And every other him and her—

Were devastated by his fashion choice—

Oh, it wasn’t really apropos.

And so they cried—in single voice—

“You can’t be here! You’ve got to go!”

And so he went—quite happily.

He didn’t really like to dance.

So home he went, threw out his tux,

And donned again his pj pants.

County Argyll