Eponyms

Originally posted by Kewpie
iris (goddess)
marathon (Greek city)
quisling (traitor, Norway I think)
raglan (another knitting term)
uzi (not really sure about this one, I think the name was not quite the same)
xerox
yale (key)
zeppelin

I'm not sure if yale actually qualifies, you may call it a yale key but do you call it just a yale?
Also, does anyone know about uzi?

You didn't know the Uzi was the Israeli machine gun? Named after Uzi/

Originally posted by Kewpie
iris (goddess)
marathon (Greek city)
quisling (traitor, Norway I think)
raglan (another knitting term)
uzi (not really sure about this one, I think the name was not quite the same)
xerox
yale (key)
zeppelin

I'm not sure if yale actually qualifies, you may call it a yale key but do you call it just a yale?
Also, does anyone know about uzi?

Not xerox, I think???

But, Xavier, sure (university & jesuit)

Originally posted by coquette
Not xerox, I think???

But, Xavier, sure (university & jesuit)

Xerox .. yes.

Xavier?!?!?!? Don't understand!

Originally posted by wolfgang59
Xerox .. yes.

Xavier?!?!?!? Don't understand!

Xerox no

Xavier Saint Jesuit and University

Originally posted by coquette
Xerox no

Xavier Saint Jesuit and University

In UK Xerox can be a verb - to photocopy. So is an eponym.

Xavier means ... what?