Eponym
noun'ɛpənɪm
Noun
the name derived from a person (real or imaginary)
“Down's syndrome is an eponym for the English physician John Down”
Type of:Namethe person for whom something is named
“Constantine I is the eponym for Constantinople”
Type of:Name
Dictionary Validity
- Tournament Word List (TWL)
- Scrabble US
- Collins Scrabble Words (CSW21)
- Scrabble UK
- ENABLE Dictionary
- Words With Friends
- Combined US/UK Scrabble Dictionary
- SOWPODS
- North American Scrabble (NWL2020)
- NASPA
Similar Words
- Eponymic
- Eponymous