EPONYM

Eponym

An eponym is a person or thing, whether real or fictional, after which a particular place, tribe, era, discovery, or other item is named or thought to be named. For example, Léon Theremin is the eponym of the theremin; Louis Braille is the eponym of the Braille word system created by him for use by the blind. Eponyms are aspects of etymology.

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eponym

Noun

  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.
    ''Romulus is the eponym of Rome.
  2. A word formed from a real or fictive person’s name.
    ''Rome is an eponym of Romulus.
    Alzheimer's disease, boycott, Columbia, stentorian, sandwich and Victorian are examples of eponyms.


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