Eponym
WordNet
noun
(1) The name derived from a person (real or imaginary)
"Down's syndrome is an eponym for the English physician John Down"
(2) The person for whom something is named
"Constantine I is the eponym for Constantinople"
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Etymology
From from + , Aeolic variant of . See .
Noun
- The name of a real or fictitious person that has, or is thought to have, given rise to the name of a particular item.
- Romulus is the eponym of Rome.
- 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.