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Extremely naughty poem about Don Juan, perhaps
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eponym
Alternative clues for the word eponym
- Person for whom something is named
- A name derived from the name of person (real or imaginary) as the name of Alexandria is derived from the name of its founder Alexander the Great
- Amerigo Vespucci, vis-à-vis America
- "Mae West" for "life jacket"
- Thursday from Thor e.g
- Marcel Bich, for Bic
- Baron De La Warr or William Penn
- Sousaphone, for one
Word definitions for eponym in dictionaries
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 The name of a real or fictitious person whose name has, or is thought to have, given rise to the name of a particular item. 2 A word formed from a real or fictive person’s name.
Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
An eponym is a name that originates from that of some person (real or fictional). "Eponymous" is often used to mean "self-titled." " Eponymous " may also refer to: Eponymous (album) , an album released by the group R.E.M.
Usage examples of eponym.
Billy Barf, whose acquaintance with anything Italian was limited to the deuteragonist of Donkey Kong and a few canned-pasta commercials, insisted on speaking with his imperfect idea of an ethnic accent until Isaiah Two Four, detecting not only its inauthenticity but also its potential for insult, drew the young band eponym aside for a word or two, though Ralph Jr.
The suggestion has been made that the name Cain is the eponym of the Kenites, and although this clan has a good name almost everywhere in the Old Testament, yet in Num.
Eponyms abound in medicine like the tetralogy of Fallot, Cogan's disease, the Tolpin syndrome, or Depperman's degeneration.