Namely, 53

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

53: boysenberry: a hybrid between several varieties of blackberries, raspberries, and loganberries (from Rudolph Boysen, 1895–1950, the American botanist who developed the hybrid; first known use of word, 1935)

My dad said “Poisonberry”—joke

That always made me smile.

For Dad? He really had the gift—

A jokester’s kind of style.

I miss him all the time, of course—

He died in ’99.

The holidays are rougher still—

For Dad could underline

With wit and grace each holiday.

Oh, Edward was his name.

And since his death, I have to say
That nothing’s been the same.

Boysen