I once asked a mathematics professor why so many obvious or natural results (“Cauchy-Swchartz” being the most contentious) are named after people, when somethin

I once asked a mathematics professor why so many obvious or natural results (“Cauchy-Swchartz” being the most contentious) are named after people, when something more descriptive would do. His response: “It makes it easier to refer to those theorems by some memorable name.” Not very satisfying but utilitarian.