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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Eponyms #9933 11/06/2000 4:39 AM Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 142 Wordsmith member Wordsmith member Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 142 Eponyms are people who have a word coined after them. Take Amerigo Vespucci, Italian explorer after whom America was named. The word eponym is also used to refer to words coined in this manner. The elementary particle boson, for example, is named after Indian physicist Satyendra Nath Bose. This week we travel around the world in our quest for eponyms. Our other stops are Germany, Sweden, Australia, France and England. We pick words coined after good guys, as well as words named after not-so-good ones. We feature words derived from people who were mere figments of someone's imagination and words that have their source in flesh and blood folks. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Share Post on Reddit Re: Eponyms #9934 11/22/2000 2:03 AM Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 2,788 Seattle, Washington, USA Father Steve Carpal Tunnel Father Steve Carpal Tunnel Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 2,788 Seattle, Washington, USA Anu writes: "The elementary particle boson, for example, is named after Indian physicist Satyendra Nath Bose." And the Vicar wonders: May one assumes further that the term "bosun's mate" derives from Satyendra's spouse? Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Share Post on Reddit Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Threaded Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,915 Posts230,272 Members9,208 Most Online4,606 Sep 17th, 2025 Newest Members JerryC, blvd, Tony Hood, Wood Delivery, Forix Richard 9,208 Registered Users Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 27 A C Bowden 6 John Flex 1 John Fox 1 JerryC 1 Wood Delivery 1 Trusted Roofing 1 handymanhome 1 Tony Hood 1 Forix Richard 1 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 wofahulicodoc 11,131 tsuwm 10,542 LukeJavan8 9,974 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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