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Martin Hannan. Harvey Wallbangers and Tam O'Shanters
Dedication
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
CONTENTS
PREFACE
HEROES AND VILLAINS – DEFINING QUALITIES
ALEXANDRINE
ARTHURIAN
AUGUSTAN
BACCHANALIAN
BAROQUE
BLIMPISH
BOSWELLIAN
BYRONIC
CADMEAN
CAROLINGIAN
CHAUVINIST
CHEKHOVIAN; CHEKHOV’S GUN
DAVIDIC
DICKENSIAN
DRACONIAN
DYLANESQUE
DYONISIAN
EDWARDIAN
ELIZABETHAN
FABIAN
FAUSTIAN
FREUDIAN SLIP
GARGANTUAN
GEORGIAN
GILBERTIAN
GRADGRINDIAN
GREGORIAN
HERCULEAN
HOMERIC
JOYCEAN
JUNGIAN
JUVENALIAN
KAFKAESQUE
KEYNESIAN
LUCULLAN
MACABRE
MACHIAVELLIAN
MAUDLIN
NAPOLEONIC
NIETZSCHEAN
ORWELLIAN
PALLADIAN
PAVLOVIAN
PLATONIC
PROMETHEAN
PROTEAN
PYTHONESQUE
PYRRHIC
QUIXOTIC
RABELAISIAN
RUBENESQUE
RUNYONESQUE
SEMITIC
SHAVIAN
SOCRATIC
STAKHANOVITE
STENTORIAN
STONEWALL, STONEWALLER
STYGIAN
TAWDRY
TERPSICHOREAN
THESPIAN
TITCHY
VICTORIAN
VITRUVIAN
WAGNERIAN
WILDEAN
SITE AND SOUND
EPONYMOUS GEOGRAPHICAL FEATURES. AMUNDSEN SEA
ANNAPURNA
BAFFIN ISLAND AND BAY
BARENTS SEA
BERING SEA
BRAHMAPUTRA RIVER
DOLOMITES
DOYLE’S DELIGHT
GULF OF ST LAWRENCE
HUDSON BAY
HUMBOLDT CURRENT
ISMOIL SOMONI PEAK
MACGILLICUDDY’S REEKS
MACKENZIE RIVER
MAGELLANIC STRAIT; THE STRAITS OF MAGELLAN
MOUNT EVEREST
MOUNT GODWIN AUSTEN
MOUNT LOGAN
MOUNT MCKINLEY
MOUNT STANLEY
MURRAY RIVER
OWEN STANLEY RANGE
ROSS SEA
TASMANIA; TASMAN SEA
VICTORIA FALLS
WEDDELL SEA
EPONYMOUS COUNTRIES. AMERICA
BERMUDA
BOLIVIA
CAMBODIA
COLOMBIA
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
EL SALVADOR
KIRIBATI
MARSHALL ISLANDS
MAURITIUS
PHILIPPINES
SAUDI ARABIA
SEYCHELLES
EPONYMS DERIVED FROM PLACES. ANGORA
ARMAGEDDON
BAYONET
BIKINI
COACH
COLOSSAL
DENIM
DUFFLE
DOLDRUMS
FRANKFURTERS
HAMBURGERS
LABYRINTH
LACONIC
MECCA
PHILISTINE
SODOMY
SPA
SPARTAN
SYBARITE
TUXEDO
UTOPIAN
HONOUR BOUND
SCIENTIFIC ATTRIBUTIONS. ALGORITHM
AMPERE
ARCHIMEDES SCREW
BAKELITE
BEAUFORT SCALE
BECQUEREL
BESSEMER PROCESS
BIRO
BLUETOOTH
BOOLEAN
BRAILLE
BUNSEN BURNER
CELSIUS
CURIE
DAGUERREOTYPE
DARWINISM
DAVY LAMP
DECIBEL
DIESEL
DOLBY
DOPPLER SHIFT OR EFFECT
FAHRENHEIT
FARADAY’S LAW (AND OTHER ATTRIBUTIONS)
FIBONACCI SEQUENCE
GALVANISATION, GALVANISE
DEGAUSS
GEIGER COUNTER
HEAVISIDE LAYER
HERTZ; MEGAHERTZ
JOULE
KELVIN
LISTERIA
MACH NUMBERS
MENDELIAN GENETICS OR INHERITANCE
MERCATOR PROJECTION
MORSE CODE
NAPIER’S BONES
NEANDERTHAL
NEWTONIAN LAWS
OEDIPUS COMPLEX
OHM
PASCAL
PYTHAGORAS’ THEOREM
RICHTER SCALE
ROENTGEN
SIEVERT
SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION
VENN DIAGRAM
VOLT; VOLTAGE
WATT
VAN ALLEN BELTS
MEDICAL ATTRIBUTIONS. ACHILLES TENDON
ADDISON’S DISEASE
ALZHEIMER’S
ASPERGER SYNDROME
BELL’S PALSY
BILHARZIA
BRUCELLOSIS
CAESARIAN SECTION
CREUTZFELD-JAKOB DISEASE
CROHN’S DISEASE
DALTONISM
DOWN’S OR DOWN SYNDROME
DUPUYTREN’S CONTRACTURE
EPSTEIN-BARR VIRUS
FALLOPIAN TUBES
GRAVES’ DISEASE
HEIMLICH MANOEUVRE
HIPPOCRATIC OATH
HODGKIN’S LYMPHOMA
HUNTINGTON’S CHOREA OR HUNTINGTON’S DISEASE
ISLETS OF LANGERHANS
KAPOSI’S SARCOMA
LOU GEHRIG’S DISEASE
MESMERISM
MÉNIÈRE’S DISEASE
NICOTINE
PAP SMEAR
PARKINSONISM; PARKINSON’S DISEASE
POTT’S FRACTURE; POTT’S DISEASE
PROTEUS SYNDROME
RAYNAUD’S PHENOMENON; RAYNAUD’S DISEASE; RAYNAUD’S SYNDROME
RORSCHACH TEST
ST VITUS’ DANCE; SYDENHAM’S CHOREA
SALK VACCINE
SALMONELLA
TOURETTE’S SYNDROME
WEIL’S DISEASE
RELIGIOUS, POLITICAL AND PHILOSOPHICAL ATTRIBUTIONS
AMISH
BUDDHISM
CALVINISM
CHRISTIANITY
CONFUCIANISM
GERRYMANDER
HANSARD
JACOBITE
LENINISM
LUDDITES
LUTHERANISM
MALTHUSIANISM
MAOISM
MARXISM
MCCARTHYISM
MONROE DOCTRINE
MOSAIC LAW
MUGGLETONIAN
RASTAFARIAN
REAGANOMICS
STALINISM
TAMMANY HALL
THATCHERISM
TROTSKYISM
WESLEYAN
ZOROASTRIANISM
IMMACULATE CONCEPTIONS
ACHILLES HEEL
BEAU BRUMMELL
BENEDICT ARNOLD
BENNY
BEVIN BOY
BLUEBEARD
BOBBY
BOWDLERISE
BOYCOTT
BOTCH
BRAGGADOCIO
BRAIDYS
BUNKUM
CASANOVA
CHURCHILLIAN GESTURE
DOUBTING THOMAS
DUNCE
EMINENCE GRISE
EPICURE
FANNY ADAMS
FOXTROT
GAIA THEORY
HOBSON’S CHOICE
HOOKER
HOOLIGANISM
JEKYLL AND HYDE
JEZEBEL
JOHN HANCOCK
JONAH
JUDAS
JUGGERNAUT
LYNCHING
MALAPROPISM
MARTINET
MASOCHISM
MAVERICK
MENTOR
METHUSELAH
MICAWBER
MIDAS TOUCH
MNEMONICS
NEMESIS
ODYSSEY
PANDER
PAPARAZZI
PAUL JONES (DANCE)
PILATES
PONZI SCHEME
QUISLING
RACHMANISM
RAMBO
RITZ
ROMEO
SADISM
SAPPHISM
SCROOGE
SHERLOCK
SPOONERISM
SVENGALI
TANTALISE
TAYLORISM
UNCLE SAM
VAN DYCK BEARD
ZAPATA MOUSTACHE
LAYING DOWN THE LAW
ASIMOV’S LAWS
CLARKE’S THREE LAWS OF PREDICTION
DILBERT PRINCIPLE
DOLLO’S LAW OF IRREVERSIBILITY
DUVERGER’S LAW
FINAGLE’S LAW
FLANAGAN’S PRECEPT
GATES’ LAW
GODWIN’S LAW
HANNAN’S LAW
HANLON’S RAZOR
MURPHY’S LAW
OCCAM’S RAZOR
PARETO PRINCIPLE
PARKINSON’S LAW
PETER PRINCIPLE
STIGLER’S LAW
STURGEON’S LAW
SUTTON’S LAW
THOMAS THEOREM
WEINER’S LAW OF LIBRARIES
NATURAL SELECTION. FLORA AND FAUNA
ABELIA
ABBOTT’S BOOBY
ARACHNID
BANKSIA
BARTLETT PEAR
BEGONIA
BOUGAINVILLEA
CAMELLIA
CINCHONA
COX’S ORANGE PIPPIN
DAHLIA
DOUGLAS FIR
FAUNA
FLORA
FREESIA
GARDENIA
GENTIAN
GREENGAGE
FUCHSIA
GUPPY
JOHN DORY
LOGANBERRY
MCINTOSH APPLES
MAGNOLIA
PÈRE DAVID’S DEER
POINSETTIA
PRZEWALSKI’S HORSE
SEQUOIA
THOMSON’S GAZELLE
WISTERIA
ALL IN THE BEST POSSIBLE TASTE
ALBERT PUDDING
ATKINS DIET
BATH OLIVER BISCUITS
BATTENBERG CAKE
BECHAMEL SAUCE
BEEF WELLINGTON
BISMARCK HERRINGS
CAESAR SALAD
CARPACCIO
CELERY VICTOR
CHATEAUBRIAND
CHICKEN À LA KING
CLEMENTINES
COBB SALAD
CRÊPE SUZETTE
DOBOS TORTE
DOM PERIGNON
DR PEPPER
DUXELLES
EARL GREY TEA
EGGS BENEDICT
GARIBALDI BISCUIT
GRAHAM CRACKERS
GRANNY SMITH APPLE
HARVEY WALLBANGER
KAISER ROLLS
ST HONORÉ CAKE
JULES VERNE SAUCE
KUNG PAO CHICKEN
LAMINGTONS
MARGARITA
MELBA TOAST
MORNAY SAUCE
OMELETTE ARNOLD BENNETT
OYSTERS ROCKEFELLER
PAVLOVA
PEACH MELBA
PICKLES
PIZZA MARGHERITA
POMMES ANNA
PRALINE
QUEEN MOTHER’S CAKE
RUMFORD SOUP
SACHERTORTE
SALADE OLIVIER
SANDWICH
SHIRLEY TEMPLE COCKTAIL
STRAWBERRIES ROMANOFF
STROGANOFF
TARTE TATIN
TETRAZZINI
TOOTSIE POP
TOURNEDOS ROSSINI
VICTORIA SPONGE
VEUVE CLICQUOT
WASHINGTON PIE
WOOLTON PIE
NAME, SET AND MATCH. ALI SHUFFLE
AXEL
BOSMAN
BOSIE
BUSBY BABES
COMANECI SALTO
CRUYFF TURN
DERBY
FOSBURY FLOP
HAIL MARY PASS
HARVEY SMITH ‘V’ SIGN
HASKELL
HENMAN HILL
HOBDAY
KORBUT FLIP
LONSDALE BELT
MARADONA MOVE
MULLIGAN
QUEENSBERRY RULES
SALCHOW
TSUKAHARA
VARDON GRIP
EPONYMOUS LISTS. MONTHS
JANUARY
FEBRUARY
MARCH
APRIL
MAY
JUNE
JULY
AUGUST
DAYS
TUESDAY
WEDNESDAY
THURSDAY
FRIDAY
SATURDAY
CONSTELLATIONS
ANDROMEDA
CASSIOPEIA
CEPHEUS
HERCULES
HYDRA
ORION
PEGASUS
PERSEUS
PLEIADES
SAGITTARIUS
COMETS
AREND ROLAND
BENNETT
CAESAR
HALE-BOPP
HALLEY’S
IKEYA-SEKI
KOHOUTEK
MISS MITCHELL
SHOEMAKER-LEVY 9
SWIFT-TUTTLE
THATCHER
WEST
CARS
BLACK MARIA
CADILLAC
DE SOTO
DINO
EDSEL
ELISE
ENZO
LINCOLN
MERCEDES
PICASSO
WEAPONS
BIG BERTHA
BROWNING
COLT
DERRINGER
GATLING
KALASHNIKOV
MAXIM
MILLS BOMB
MOLOTOV COCKTAIL
TOMMY GUN
SPORTING TROPHIES
DAVIS CUP
HENRI DELAUNAY TROPHY
JULES RIMET TROPHY
LARRY O’BRIEN TROPHY
RYDER CUP
SOLHEIM CUP
STANLEY CUP
VINCE LOMBARDI TROPHY
WEBB ELLIS CUP
WIGHTMAN CUP
CITIES AND TOWNS
ADELAIDE, AUSTRALIA
ALEXANDRIA, EGYPT
ALICE SPRINGS, AUSTRALIA
ATHENS, GREECE
AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND
BONGOVILLE, GABON
BRAZZAVILLE, CONGO
BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA
BUCHAREST, ROMANIA
BURY ST EDMUNDS, SUFFOLK, ENGLAND
COLOGNE (KÖLN), GERMANY
CUIDAD JUAREZ, MEXICO
DARWIN, AUSTRALIA
DALLAS, USA
DURBAN, SOUTH AFRICA
FRIEDRICHSHAFEN, GERMANY
GAGARIN, RUSSIA
GEORGETOWN, GUYANA
GRENOBLE, FRANCE
HALIFAX, NOVA SCOTIA, CANADA
HAMILTON, ONTARIO, CANADA
HOBART, TASMANIA, AUSTRALIA
HO CHI MINH CITY, VIETNAM
KALININGRAD, RUSSIA
KARLSRUHE, GERMANY
KITCHENER, ONTARIO, CANADA
KRISTIANSAND, NORWAY
LAS HERAS, MENDOZA, ARGENTINA
LISBON, PORTUGAL
MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA
MONROVIA, LIBERIA
MUMBAI, INDIA
PAMPLONA, SPAIN
PORT MORESBY, PAPUA NEW GUINEA
PORT STANLEY, FALKLAND ISLANDS
PRETORIA, SOUTH AFRICA
QUEZON CITY, PHILIPPINES
ROME, ITALY
SAO PAULO, BRAZIL
SAN FRANCISCO, USA
SANTIAGO, CHILE
SEATTLE, USA
SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA
THESSALONIKI, GREECE
VALLETTA, MALTA
VANCOUVER, CANADA
WELLINGTON, NEW ZEALAND
WILHELMSHAVEN, GERMANY
YEKATERINBURG, RUSSIA
STATES OF THE USA
DOGS
BOYKIN SPANIEL
BROHOLMER
DANDIE DINMONT
DOBERMANN
GORDON SETTER
HAMILTONSTÖVARE
JACK RUSSELL TERRIER
KING CHARLES SPANIEL
MCNAB COLLIE OR SHEEPDOG
ST BERNARD
TEDDY ROOSEVELT TERRIER
INDEX
1 HEROES AND VILLAINS – DEFINING QUALITIES
2. SITE AND SOUND – GEOGRAPHICAL FEATURES
3. HONOUR BOUND – ATTRIBUTIONS
4. IMMACULATE CONCEPTIONS – DERIVATIONS
5. LAYING DOWN THE LAW – EPONYMOUS LAWS
6. NATURAL SELECTION – EPONYMS IN NATURE
7. ALL IN THE BEST POSSIBLE TASTE – EATING RELATED
8. NAME, SET AND MATCH – SPORTING EPONYMS
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To the memory of my friend Dennis O’Hare, who would have appreciated the humour. RIP
My greatest debt of gratitude goes to my wife and children for putting up with my absences when in writing mode, and my moods when not absent, and also to my mother for the use of the office (again) and her love and support these last 52 years.
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When used in historical or architectural terms, this word refers to the period of King George and items produced at that time, and not the country of Georgia or the State of the USA. It is possibly a unique eponym in that it derives from not one man’s name, but four. Kings George I, II, III and IV ruled Britain from 1714 to 1830, and the first 90-odd years were very much influenced by their Hanoverian antecedents. The Georges liked order and control, as shown by their abhorrence of social reform at home and the French and American Revolutions. Yet they also encouraged the arts and their chief achievement was the consolidation of the United Kingdom once the Jacobites (see below) had been defeated, with the start of the British Empire’s expansion also taking place during their reigns. The Regency period ran from 1811 to 20, when the later King George IV was briefly let off the leash, while his father, George III, after being mentally incapacitated, ended the Georgian era, leaving visible signs of its existence in various cities such as Bath and Edinburgh’s New Town.
Though Sir Tim Rice might disagree, William Schwenck Gilbert (1836–1911) is without doubt the greatest librettist in the history of British musical theatre. His comic operas with Sir Arthur Sullivan delighted audiences with their cleverness that relied on Gilbert’s lyrical trickery. Such sparkling wit relying on word play has often been called ‘Gilbertian’ in the past, but now the word is often used to mean whimsical, which Gilbert rarely was – in his heyday he was renowned, perhaps unfairly, for being abrasive as a person and cutting in his lyrics.
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