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eponym
Alternative clues for the word eponym
- Person after whom something is named
- Rudolf Diesel, for one
- 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
- Word derived from someone's name
- Fahrenheit or Celsius
- Saxophone or sandwich
- Name derived from a person
Word definitions for eponym in dictionaries
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
one whose name becomes that of a place, a people, an era, an institution, etc., 1833, from Greek eponymos "given as a name, giving one's name to something," as a plural noun (short for eponymoi heroes ) denoting founders (legendary or real) of tribes, cities, ...
Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
An eponym is a person, place, or thing for whom or for which something is named, or believed to be named. For example, Elizabeth I of England is the eponym of the Elizabethan era . Many genericized trademarks such as aspirin , heroin and thermos are based ...
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. the name of a person for whom something is supposedly named; "Constantine I is the eponym for Constantinople" 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 ...
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.