Namely, 103

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

103: namby-pamby: weak and sentimental, insipid, childishly simple (from a disparaging imitation of a childish pronunciation of Ambrose Phillips, 1675–1749, author of sentimental poems for and about children; earliest known use, 1745)

His namby-pamby attitude

Caused others to disdain the guy.

He was a little bit like food

That no one wants—and that’s no lie.

He sort of lay there on the plate,

Ignored by all (who ate the rest).

His was a dreary, lonely fate—

That most unwelcome drippy guest.

We need, I know, more empathy

For namby-pamby characters.

They are lot like you and me—

But you and I are amateurs!