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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.

This is what the Cockney alphabet looks like:
AlexB
A for 'Orses ('ay for 'orses)
B for Mutton (Beef or Mutton)
C for Miles (see for miles)
D for Ential (Differential)
E for Brick ('Eave a Brick)
F for Vessence (Effervescence)
G for Get It (Gee, forget it!)
H for Bless You (Aitsshfa! A sneeze)
I for The Engine (Ivor the Engine)
J for Oranges (Jaffa Oranges)
K for Restaurant (Cafe or Restaurant)
L for Leather ('Ell for Leather)
M for Sis (Emphasis)
N for Lope (Envelope)
O for The Garden Wall (Over the Garden Wall)
P for Relief (??)
Q for a Bus (Queue for a Bus)
R for Mo ('alf a Mo)
S for Rantzen (Esther Rantzen)
T for Two (Tea for Two)
U for Me (You for Me)
V for La France (Vive la France)
W for the Winnings (Double you for the Winnings)
X for Breakfast (Eggs for Breakfast)
Y for Husband (Wife or Husband)
Z for Wind (Zephyr Wind)