Associations to the word «Eponym»
Noun
- Poseidon
- Zeus
- Nymph
- Arcadia
- Genealogy
- Corinth
- Thrace
- Thebes
- Dictionary
- Argonaut
- Discoverer
- Athenian
- Mythology
- Canon
- Sparta
- Iliad
- Apollo
- Crete
- Hermes
- Ancestor
- Artemis
- Syndrome
- Odysseus
- Gilles
- Namesake
- Epithet
- Cult
- Mathematician
- Etymology
- Greek
- Athena
- Crater
- Tribe
- Founder
- Definition
- Orion
- Montgomery
- Troy
- Theorem
- Son
- Descendant
- Physicist
- Libya
- Myth
- Amazon
- Grandson
- Daughter
- Reign
- Clan
- Trademark
- Catalogue
- Din
- Tablet
- Royal
- Chronicle
- Footnote
- Patron
- Astronomer
- Croatia
- Disease
- Canada
- Physician
- Os
- Ruler
- Bore
- Bc
- Name
- Mammal
- Atlas
- Athens
- Surgeon
Adjective
Adverb
Wiktionary
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.
Dictionary definition
EPONYM, noun. The person for whom something is named; "Constantine I is the eponym for Constantinople".
EPONYM, noun. The name derived from a person (real or imaginary); "Down's syndrome is an eponym for the English physician John Down".
Wise words
Don't use words too big for the subject. Don't say
"infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise you'll have no
word left when you want to talk about something really
infinite.