Namely, 57

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

57: czar: the former king of Russia (from an Old Slavic variation of Caesar—also tsar and kaiser; first known use of word, 1555)

I’m certain that the thoughtless czar—

By making me in charge of crime

Had really gone a bit too far—

Too bad: He does it all the time.

So there I was, against the mob,

Who didn’t have the slightest fear

Of me. They saw me as a gob

Of pure incompetence. (It’s clear

That they were right.) So, soon, I lost

That awful gig. And now I’ve gotten pale.

For that will happen—it’s a cost
Of spending twenty years in jail.