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eponym
[ ep-uh-nim ]
noun
- a person, real or imaginary, from whom a place or thing takes or is said to take its name:
Brut, the supposed grandson of Aeneas, is the eponym of the Britons.
- a word based on or derived from a person's name.
- any ancient official whose name was used to designate his year of office.
eponym
/ ˈɛpəˌnɪm /
noun
- a name, esp a place name, derived from the name of a real or mythical person, as for example Constantinople from Constantine I
- 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"
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Derived Forms
- ˌepoˈnymic, adjective
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Other Words From
- ep·o·nym·ic [ep-, uh, -, nim, -ik], adjective
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of eponym1
C19: from Greek epōnumos giving a significant name
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Example Sentences
Scyld, on the other hand, is in the first place probably a mere eponym of the power of the Scylding kings of Denmark.
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Xanthus, however, puts Torrhebus in the place of Tyrsenus, and makes him the eponym of a district in Lydia.
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As for this eponym thing, why Saint Augustine called attention to it fifteen hundred years ago.
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This, however, as we learn from the Eponym Canon, was not all.
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The case is different with Herakles, the patron, eponym, and ancestor of Dorian Hellas.
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