Namely, 127

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

127: Tartuffe: a hypocrite who feigns religious piety (from Tartuffe, the protagonist in a play of the same name by Moliére, 1622–1673; first known use, 1686)

He sat there—arrogant, aloof—

A very latter day Tartuffe.

A pious sort—intolerant.

And not a very pleasant gent.

But then the news spread over town:

Oh, he’d been caught! His pants were down!

We celebrated, days on end—

No more will that dude condescend!