Eponym

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈɛpÉ™nɪm/

Origin

From Ancient Greek ἐπώνυμος, from ἐπί (epi, "upon") + ὄνυμα, Aeolic variant of ὄνομα (onoma, "name"). See -onym.

Full definition of 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.

Synonyms

• namesake

Derived terms

• eponymous