bow'ie knife, an American weapon: Colonel "Bowie," the inventor.
braggado'cio, a vain boaster: "Braggadochio," a boastful character in Spenser's Faery Queen.
bud'dhism, a wide-spread Asiatic religion: "Buddha," a Hindoo sage who lived about 1000 B.C.
cal'vinism, the doctrines of Calvin: "Calvin," a Swiss theologian of the 16th century.
camel'lia, a genus of evergreen shrubs: "Camelli," a Spaniard who brought them from Asia.
cicero'ne (sis e-ro'ne or chĭ chĕ-ro'-ne), a guide: "Cicero," the Roman orator.
cincho'na, Peruvian bark: Countess "Cinchona," wife of a Spanish governor of Peru (17th century). By means of this medicine she was cured of an intermittent fever, and after her return to Spain she aided in the diffusion of the remedy.
daguerre'otype, a picture produced on a metal plate: "Daguerre," the inventor (1789-1851).
dahl'ia, a garden plant: "Dahl," a Swedish botanist.
dunce, a dull, slow-witted person: "Duns Scotus," a subtle philosopher of the 13th century. His method of reasoning was very popular in the schools during the Middle Ages, and a very skillful hair-splitter was called a Dunse; but at last, through the influence of the antagonists of the philosopher, the word passed into a term of reproach.