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Or they named it after the Irish doctor who documented it, Men O'Pause.
This is fake news, he stole the research from Jane Menopause who goes uncredited to this day
Pretty sure it was named after the French village Mini-Opuasé where it was discovered in the 1800's.
It's a portmanteau of "Minnow Palls," because doctors used to believe it was caused by a cloud of small fish surrounding those experiencing it.