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What is an Eponyms you may wonder? Eponyms are words we use in everyday life that are based on peoples names, like:
Bobbies - Sir Robert(Bobby) Peel, a British politician in 1850 organized a police force in England called bobbies.
Braille - Named for Louis Braille of France who invented it to teach his blind students.
cardigan - No joke! This type of sweater was first worn by none other than the Earl of Cardigan in Great Britain.
Derby - a stiff felt hat favored today by rappers is credited to Edward Stanley, twelfth Earl of Derby.
guillotine - Marie Antionettes favorite little toy came to be in 1789 by Dr. Joseph Guillotin of France.
leotards - In the 1800's a french gymnast, Julius Leotard, designed these little beauties.