Definition of eponym Eponym

ep•o•nym

We found 9 definitions of eponym from 6 different sources.

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What does eponym mean?

WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Noun

Plural: eponyms

eponym - the name derived from a person (real or imaginary); "Down's syndrome is an eponym for the English physician John Down"
  name by the sanction or authority of; "halt in the name of the law"
eponym - the person for whom something is named; "Constantine I is the eponym for Constantinople"
  name by the sanction or authority of; "halt in the name of the law"
= synonym
= antonym
= related word

Wiktionary Wiktionary dictionary logo

  • eponym (Noun)
    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.
  • eponym (Noun)
    A word formed from a real or fictive person’s name.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • eponym (n.)
    Alt. of Eponyme

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

  • eponym
    A person, real or fictional, whose name is used to denote a certain object or activity.
  • eponym
    A word derived from the name of a person.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

  • eponym
    ep′o-nim, n. a mythical personage created to account for the name of a tribe or people: a special title.—adj. Epon′ymous. [Gr. epi, upon, to, onoma, a name.]

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