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ep·o·nym
\ˈepəˌnim\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: Greek epōnymos, from epōnymos eponymous
1. : one for whom or which something is named or supposedly named : name giver: as
a. : the usually mythical ancestor or totem animal or object that a social group (as a tribe) holds to be the origin of its name
< it is now the opinion of biblical scholars that … the grandchildren of Noah are tribal eponyms — A.R.Wagner >
b. : an Assyrian official whose name was used in chronology of the period 893-666 B.C. to designate his year of office — called also limmu
2. [influenced in meaning by English -onym] : a name derived from the name of an eponym
< taking the name of the totem animal as an eponym — M.J.Herskovits >
< the eponym “Weil's disease” assumes that Weil was the first to describe the disease accurately > |