eponymous

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eponymous

/ɪˈpɒnɪməs/ UK
/ɛ-/ UK
/əˈpɑnəməs/ US
/ɛ-/ US
/əˈpɒnəməs/ Australia

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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). By surface analysis, epi- + -onymous.

adjective more eponymous · most eponymous

Of, relating to, or being the person or entity after which someone or something is named; serving as an eponym. Prince Hamlet is the eponymous protagonist of the Shakespearian tragedy Hamlet.
Of a thing: named after a person or entity. The American singer-songwriter Madonna released her eponymous album in 1983.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: eponymic, archon, exonymic, etymonic, anthroponymous, toponymic, typonymic, etymic, ethnonymous, epithetic, metonymic, troponymic, hyponymic, self-titled, typonymous, endonymic

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adj of, relating to, or being the person or entity after which someone or something is named

Español	epónimo
Français	éponyme
Deutsch	eponymisch, eponym, gleichnamig, namensgebend
Italiano	eponimo
Ελληνικά	επωνυμικός eponymikós, επιλέγω epilégo, επιλεγόμενος epilegómenos
Română	eponim
Русский	одноимённый odnoimjónnyj
עברית	אֶפּוֹנִימִי eponími

adj of a thing: named after a person or entity

עברית	אֶפּוֹנִים eponím

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"eponymous." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/eponymous.

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@misc{eponymous_2026,
  title = {eponymous},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/eponymous},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}