Namely, 130

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

130: thespian: related to actors or acting (from Thespis, 6^th century BCE Greek actor—perhaps the first to play a character; first known use, 1827)

She was a thespian, and so

She fooled her friends—yes, every one.

She thought that people were so slow—

And so she planned a little fun.

She told them that a Martian craft

Had landed near her house last night.

They wanted cheese; she gave them Kraft—

And off they whirled in homeward flight.

Her friends believed her—made her Queen.

She reigned for many, many years.

The Martians that she said she’d seen?

They laughed till they were soaked with tears.