In article >,
Leonard Blaisdell > wrote:

> In article >,
> sf > wrote:
>
> > Please name a few.
>
> Well there's methyl, **ethyl**, propyl, pentyl, hexyl, septyl, octyl,
> nonyl and so forth. There are variations in between if the carbon chain
> branches. That's where you get your iso or n prefix. Drop the 'yl' and
> substitute 'anol" to make them one word. That's if I remember my organic
> chemistry correctly. But I'm pretty close. Name a grandkid Octyl and
> prove me wrong ;-)

GIMF. Methyl is a Greek name for a girl baby:

http://www.babynology.com/greek-fvarnmmethyl.html

No meaning or popularity is given.

--
Dan Abel
Petaluma, California USA