adj · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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Pronunciation
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Received-Pronunciation:/ɪˈpɒnɪməs/
Received-Pronunciation:/ɛ-/
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General-American:/əˈpɑnəməs/
General-American:/ɛ-/
Australian:/əˈpɒnəməs/
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1
adj
Meaning 1
Of, relating to, or being the person or entity after which someone or something is named; serving as an eponym.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
Prince Hamlet is the eponymous protagonist of the Shakespearian tragedy Hamlet.
Robinson Crusoe is the eponymous hero of the book.
The language Limburgish is named after the eponymous provinces in Belgium and the Netherlands.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
adj
Meaning 2
Of a thing: named after a person or entity.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
The American singer-songwriter Madonna released her eponymous album in 1983.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
adjective
Meaning 3
being or relating to or bearing the name of an eponym
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: eponymic
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
PIE word *h1epi From Ancient Greek ἐπώνῠμος (epṓnŭmos, “concerning giving one’s name to something; named in a significant manner; surnamed”) + English -ous (suffix forming adjectives from nouns, denoting pertinence or relation).
Across languages
Translations
30 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Catalan:
epònim
— of, relating to, or being the person or entity after which someone or something is named
Danish:
navngivende
— of, relating to, or being the person or entity after which someone or something is named
Dutch:
eponiem
— of, relating to, or being the person or entity after which someone or something is named
Dutch:
gelijknamig
— of, relating to, or being the person or entity after which someone or something is named
Dutch:
naamgevend
— of, relating to, or being the person or entity after which someone or something is named
Finnish:
eponyyminen
— of, relating to, or being the person or entity after which someone or something is named
Finnish:
samanniminen
— of, relating to, or being the person or entity after which someone or something is named
French:
éponyme
— of, relating to, or being the person or entity after which someone or something is named
German:
eponymisch
— of, relating to, or being the person or entity after which someone or something is named
German:
gleichnamig
— of, relating to, or being the person or entity after which someone or something is named
German:
namensgebend
— of, relating to, or being the person or entity after which someone or something is named
Greek:
επωνυμικός
(eponymikós)
— of, relating to, or being the person or entity after which someone or something is named
Greek:
επιλέγω
(epilégo)
— of, relating to, or being the person or entity after which someone or something is named
Greek:
επιλεγόμενος
(epilegómenos)
— of, relating to, or being the person or entity after which someone or something is named
Hebrew:
אֶפּוֹנִימִי
(eponími)
— of, relating to, or being the person or entity after which someone or something is named
Hungarian:
azonos nevű/című
— of, relating to, or being the person or entity after which someone or something is named
Hungarian:
névadó
— of, relating to, or being the person or entity after which someone or something is named
Irish:
eapainmneach
— of, relating to, or being the person or entity after which someone or something is named
Italian:
eponimo
— of, relating to, or being the person or entity after which someone or something is named
Polish:
eponimiczny
— of, relating to, or being the person or entity after which someone or something is named
Polish:
tytułowy
— of, relating to, or being the person or entity after which someone or something is named
Portuguese:
epónimo
— of, relating to, or being the person or entity after which someone or something is named
Romanian:
eponim
— of, relating to, or being the person or entity after which someone or something is named
Russian:
одноимённый
(odnoimjónnyj)
— of, relating to, or being the person or entity after which someone or something is named
Spanish:
epónimo
— of, relating to, or being the person or entity after which someone or something is named
Ukrainian:
однойме́нний
(odnojménnyj)
— of, relating to, or being the person or entity after which someone or something is named
Welsh:
eponymaidd
— of, relating to, or being the person or entity after which someone or something is named
Finnish:
mukaan nimetty
— of a thing: named after a person or entity
Hebrew:
אֶפּוֹנִים
(eponím)
— of a thing: named after a person or entity
Swedish:
självbetitlad
— of a thing: named after a person or entity
