Although the RCYC website derives the name "Corinthian" from the Isthmian Games of ancient Corinth, the Oxford English Dictionary derives the noun "Corinthian" from "the proverbial wealth, luxury, and licentiousness of ancient Corinth", with senses developing from "a wealthy man" (attested in 1577) through "a licentious man" (1697) and "a man of fashion about town" (1819) to "a wealthy amateur of sport who rides his own horses, steers his own yacht, etc" (1823).