Didn't Voynich himself call it differently though? Something like "the cipher manuscript"? So it did change names, as "the Voynich manuscript" only became the current name after Voynich's death. (Someone who knows more about this matter might correct me on this).
Anyway I like the name. Even if confusion were an issue, to me it does not sound exceptionally Polish, it's not like it's called the Kowalski manuscript or something. Since Voynich is not an extremely common name and hard to place geographically, it even suits the manuscript's mystery.
And he was the one to bring it into public knowledge, so I also don't feel like he would not deserve the honor.
Finally, all introductions tend to explain where the name comes from, so I don't think there is much opportunity for confusion. Did anyone ever think the MS was Polish just because it is named after a Polish person?
It is also not unheard of to name an object after a person who played a key role in its recent history. The Elgin Marbles for example.
Anyway I like the name. Even if confusion were an issue, to me it does not sound exceptionally Polish, it's not like it's called the Kowalski manuscript or something. Since Voynich is not an extremely common name and hard to place geographically, it even suits the manuscript's mystery.
And he was the one to bring it into public knowledge, so I also don't feel like he would not deserve the honor.
Finally, all introductions tend to explain where the name comes from, so I don't think there is much opportunity for confusion. Did anyone ever think the MS was Polish just because it is named after a Polish person?
It is also not unheard of to name an object after a person who played a key role in its recent history. The Elgin Marbles for example.