NAMELY
eponyms (EP-uh-nimz)
words based on
or derived from a person's name.
First Known Use: mid-19th
century
“What’s in a
Name?”
Juliet in Romeo and Juliet, 2.2
66: flora: vegetation, all
vegetation taken together or all in a specific region—the flora of Pennsylvania
(from Flora, the Roman goddess of flowers; first known use of word, 1777)
They named her Flora—hopeful ’rents
Though neither had a lot of sense.
When she became a flower child,
Reactions were so far from mild
That they regretted such a name
They’d given her. Who was to blame?
And what direction did she go?
Well, Flora married Fauna, Yo!
Their offspring were a little weird—
But not so much as they had feared.
From animals and plants—both traits.
Among biologists? Debates.
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