eponym
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Definition
noun (English)
1. (sometimes proscribed) A name taken from a person, a namesake toponym, term, etc.Examples: "Alexandria is an eponym, taken from its founder Alexander the Great."; "[Mesmer] lives on today as the root of the eponym mesmerize."; "For their dubious contribution to literature, Doctor Bowdler and Henrietta were recognized with the eponym bowdlerize[.]"proscribedsometimes
2. (loosely, sometimes proscribed) A name or term derived from any proper noun, inclusive of places, brands, etc.Examples: ""Tangerine" is an eponym in reference to Tangier... The unflattering eponym "shanghai" derived from the behavior of American shippers, not the Chinese themselves..."broadlyproscribedsometimes
3. (archaic) Synonym of epitome, a person taken as a symbol or quintessential representative of some trait, school, etc.Examples: "Rockefeller became the very eponym of wealth."Synonyms: epitomearchaic
4. (archaic) Synonym of epithet, a distinguishing title.Examples: "It was only posthumously that Julian was distinguished with the eponym "Apostate"."Synonyms: epithetarchaic
Definition source: Wiktionary