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Definitions for Eponym

[1] a person, real or imaginary, from whom something, as a tribe, nation, or place, takes or is said to take its name: Brut, the supposed grandson of Aeneas, is the eponym of the Britons.
[2] a word based on or derived from a person's name.
[3] any ancient official whose name was used to designate his year of office.
[4] a name, esp a place name, derived from the name of a real or mythical person, as for example Constantinople from Constantine I
[5] the name of the person from which such a name is derived in the Middle Ages, "Brutus" was thought to be the eponym of "Britain"

Words related to Eponym

term, brand, style, label, flag, signature, sign, nickname, surname, head, tag, rubric, moniker, cognomen, agnomen, pseudonym, appellation, handle, epithet, denomination

Words nearby Eponym

epochal, epode, epoetin alfa, eponychia, eponychium, eponym, eponymous, eponymy, epoophorectomy, epoophoron, epopee

Origin of Eponym

First recorded in 1840–50; back formation from eponymous

Other words from Eponym

ep·o·nym·ic , adjective
ep′o•nym′ ic adj.

Word origin for Eponym

C19: from Greek epōnumos giving a significant name

Synonyms for Eponym

brand, flag, label, nickname, sign, signature, style, term, agnomen, alias, appellation, autograph, cognomen, denomination, designation, epithet, handle, head, heading, matronymic, moniker, monogram, namesake, patronymic, pseudonym, rubric, sobriquet, surname, tag, agname, autonym, compellation, nom de guerre, nom de plume, nomen, pen name, pet name, place name, prenomen, proper name, stage name, trade name