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A person who gave or supposedly gave their name to a people, place, institution, etc.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- The Greeks and Romans tended to credit nearly every location and ethnicity to a legendary eponym, Hellas to Hellen, Rome to Romulus, Egypt to Aegyptus, etc.
- Similar to the Greek eponymous archons and Roman consuls, the names of the annually appointed Assyrian limus were used for their years in office and they are accordingly also known as eponyms.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: eponymist, namesake
Antonyms: none provided
Something that is named after a person.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: namesake
Antonyms: none provided
A name taken from a person, a namesake toponym, term, etc.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: proscribed, sometimes
Examples
- Alexandria is an eponym, taken from its founder Alexander the Great.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: deonym
Antonyms: none provided
A name or term derived from any proper noun, inclusive of places, brands, etc.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: broadly, proscribed, sometimes
Examples
- "Tangerine" is an eponym in reference to Tangier... The unflattering eponym "shanghai" derived from the behavior of American shippers, not the Chinese themselves...
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Synonym of epitome, a person taken as a symbol or quintessential representative of some trait, school, etc.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic
Examples
- Rockefeller became the very eponym of wealth.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: epitome
Antonyms: none provided
Synonym of epithet, a distinguishing title.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic
Examples
- It was only posthumously that Julian was distinguished with the eponym "Apostate".
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: epithet
Antonyms: none provided
the name derived from a person (real or imaginary)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- Down's syndrome is an eponym for the English physician John Down
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: name
the person for whom something is named
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- Constantine I is the eponym for Constantinople
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: name
From Latin eponymus, from Ancient Greek ἐπώνῠμος (epṓnŭmos), from ἐπί (epí, “upon, epi-”) + ὄνυμα (ónuma, “name”) + -ος (-os, suffix forming adjectives and nouns). Equivalent to epi- + -nym.
Across languages
Translations
49 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Belarusian:
эпані́м
(epaním)
— person's name that has given rise to the name of something
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Bengali:
ব্যক্তির নামে নামাঙ্কিত
(bêktir name namaṅkito)
— person's name that has given rise to the name of something
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Bulgarian:
епоним
(eponim)
— person's name that has given rise to the name of something
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Catalan:
epònim
— person's name that has given rise to the name of something
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Chinese Mandarin:
名祖
(míngzǔ)
— person's name that has given rise to the name of something
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Czech:
eponym
— person's name that has given rise to the name of something
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Dutch:
eponiem
— person's name that has given rise to the name of something
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Dutch:
naamgever
— person's name that has given rise to the name of something
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Finnish:
eponyymi
— person's name that has given rise to the name of something
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French:
éponyme
— person's name that has given rise to the name of something
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German:
Namensgeber
— person's name that has given rise to the name of something
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German:
Eponym
— person's name that has given rise to the name of something
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Ancient Greek:
ἐπωνυμία
(epōnumía)
— person's name that has given rise to the name of something
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Hungarian:
névadó
— person's name that has given rise to the name of something
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Irish:
eapainm
— person's name that has given rise to the name of something
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Italian:
eponimo
— person's name that has given rise to the name of something
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Japanese:
名祖
(naoya)
— person's name that has given rise to the name of something
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Japanese:
エポニム
(eponimu)
— person's name that has given rise to the name of something
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Korean:
명조
(myeongjo)
— person's name that has given rise to the name of something
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Latin:
eponymus
— person's name that has given rise to the name of something
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Malay:
eponim
— person's name that has given rise to the name of something
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Polish:
eponim
— person's name that has given rise to the name of something
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Portuguese:
epónimo
— person's name that has given rise to the name of something
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Portuguese:
epônimo
— person's name that has given rise to the name of something
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Russian:
эпо́ним
(epónim)
— person's name that has given rise to the name of something
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Russian:
эпони́м
(eponím)
— person's name that has given rise to the name of something
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Slovak:
eponym
— person's name that has given rise to the name of something
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Spanish:
epónimo
— person's name that has given rise to the name of something
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Swedish:
eponym
— person's name that has given rise to the name of something
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Telugu:
నామకారకుడు
(nāmakārakuḍu)
— person's name that has given rise to the name of something
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Turkish:
eponim
— person's name that has given rise to the name of something
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Turkish:
ad veren
— person's name that has given rise to the name of something
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Ukrainian:
епо́нім
(epónim)
— person's name that has given rise to the name of something
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Belarusian:
эпані́м
(epaním)
— word formed from a person’s name
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Bulgarian:
епоним
(eponim)
— word formed from a person’s name
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Dutch:
eponiem
— word formed from a person’s name
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French:
éponyme
— word formed from a person’s name
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German:
Eponym
— word formed from a person’s name
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Hungarian:
eponima
— word formed from a person’s name
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Italian:
eponimo
— word formed from a person’s name
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Polish:
eponim
— word formed from a person’s name
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Portuguese:
epónimo
— word formed from a person’s name
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Portuguese:
epônimo
— word formed from a person’s name
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Russian:
эпо́ним
(epónim)
— word formed from a person’s name
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Russian:
эпони́м
(eponím)
— word formed from a person’s name
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Slovak:
eponymum
— word formed from a person’s name
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Spanish:
epónimo
— word formed from a person’s name
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Swedish:
eponym
— word formed from a person’s name
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Ukrainian:
епо́нім
(epónim)
— word formed from a person’s name
