Namely, 90

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

90: macintosh: British term for a raincoat made of rubberized material (from Charles Mackintosh, 1760–1843), a Scottish chemist who invented a method for making waterproof garments by cementing two pieces of cloth together with rubber dissolved in naphtha; first known use of word, 1836)

He slipped into his macintosh—

He knew he had a ways to slosh

To reach his job that rainy day.

He couldn’t skip his job—no way.

The rain, however, was too fierce,

And rain soon found a way to pierce

His macintosh. And in the park

He stopped, did Noah—built an ark.