Gerrymandering is named after a governor of Massachusetts, Elbridge Gerry. He created a district that looked like a salamander, hence the word gerrymander. He also had a street named after him in Cambridge, Gerry’s Landing.
Another interesting word is uxorious. It means being overly dedicated to one’s wife! Years ago when only men owned real estate, if a husband and wife bought property, even if the woman paid the entire bill, the deed would read John B. Smith et ux. Ux is an abbreviation of uxor the Latin word for wife.
That's so funny! As soon as I posted the word, I just knew that someone would be presumptuous enough to give us the definition history. You won!