Namely, 73

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

73: hector: to pester, bully, push around (from Hector, a Trojan prince and one of the greatest fighters in the Trojan War; first known use of word, 14^th century)

Achilles bullied Hector, Yo.

(Oh, he was such a heel!)

He didn’t care about the way

That Trojan dude would feel.

And so it goes in BullyLand—

The bully doesn’t care.

He’s big; he’s strong; he torments all—

It really isn’t fair.

Until, of course, some decades on—

His heart has grown less cold

But it’s too late—we’ll get revenge

Now that the bully’s old!