Namely, 46

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

46: bedlam: uproar and confusion (from Bethlehem, for the Hospital of Saint Mary of Bethlehem, an institution in London for the mentally ill; first known use of word, 1522)

’Twas total bedlam in the house

When we encountered Mickey Mouse.

He’d come, he said, to find his friend—

The goofy one, who could contend

Will all of life’s perplexity

By being … goofy (works for me).

We hadn’t seen that goofy guy,

So worried Mickey said, “Good-bye!”

And we felt fortunate that day—

We’d met celebs before, I’ll say.

But this one? Oh, just quite a chap.

Too late we heard the mousetrap snap!