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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.