In terms of memorisation, naming something after a person is very beneficial. The ease of remembering something is a function of how many associations you can

In terms of memorisation, naming something after a person is very beneficial. The ease of remembering something is a function of how many associations you can make to it. For instance, for a person you can associate with their name: 1. Where they lived. 2. What they looked like. 3. Interesting information about their life For example you might remember Galois lived in France, he looked like a kid and he died in a duel. If someone just makes up a word it's going to be much harder to remember because there's no attachment points for associations.