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Environmental Quality Management, Inc. (EQM) is an environmental engineering and remediation company headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio that has been active in providing environmental remediation support in response to terrorist attacks, the space shuttle disaster, superfund site cleanup, hazardous chemical spills and natural disasters.
Bharat – original name for India, derived from either Dushyanta's son Bharata or Rishabha's son Bharata [1] Bolivia – Simón Bolívar; Cambodia – Kambu Svayambhuva; Colombia – Christopher Columbus (after the Italian version of his name, Cristoforo Colombo) Cook Islands – Captain James Cook; Dominican Republic – Saint Dominic
Coolidge, Arizona – named for 30th President of the United States Calvin Coolidge and the most recent city to be named after a U.S. President; Cooper, Maine – General John Cooper (landowner) [156] Cooper River (South Carolina) – Anthony Ashley Cooper, 1st Earl of Shaftesbury [156] Cooperstown, New York – William Cooper
The popular workout Pilates is also named after its inventor. Even some more frightening items, including guillotines and one specific type of rifle, carry their creator's name as their own.
List of organisms named after famous people; List of organisms named after famous people (born before 1800) List of organisms named after famous people (born 1800–1899) List of organisms named after famous people (born 1900–1949) List of organisms named after famous people (born 1950–present)
A person whose name is used to name something else is an eponym. The asterisk (*) section contains lists of things named after people by type of person. The plus (+) section contains lists of things named after people by subject.
Comanche Creek – named after the Comanche people. Cotopaxi – named after the Cotopaxi volcano in Ecuador. Dakota Ridge – named after the Dakota people. Erie – named after Erie, Pennsylvania; Fort Massachusetts named after the state of Massachusetts. Fort Namaqua; Fort Uncompahgre – from the Ute word for "red lake" [10] [11 ...
This is a list of country subdivisions named after people. It details the name of the country subdivision and eponym. The etymology is generally referenced in the article about the person or the administrative division. This is a summary from List of etymologies of administrative divisions.