Eponym

An eponym is a person, whether real or fictitious, whose name has (or is thought to have) given rise to the name of a particular place, tribe, discovery, or other item. An eponymous person is the same as an eponym. In contemporary English, the term "eponymous" is often used to mean "self-titled." The word eponym can also be used for the thing titled.

Lists of eponyms

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• Adages
• Adjectives
• Asteroids
• Astronomical objects
• Cartoon characters
• Chemical elements
• Companies
• Diseases
• Foods
• Human anatomical parts
• Inventions
• Medical terms
• Observations
• Places and political entities
• Prizes, awards and medals
• Scientific constants
• Scientific laws
• Scientific phenomena
• Scientific units
• Sports terms