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I don't think it's unexpectedly named after a person, but it may qualify as named after an unexpected person.


Nachos are also named after a person - a maitre d' named Ignacio, who needed to come up with something to serve one night after his chef had already left). The word "Nazi" comes from the same root, a nickname for Ignatz used to make fun of Bavarian peasants.




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