eponym

Meanings

• noun

  A word derived from the name of a person, place, or thing to which it refers.

  - "The term 'eponym' itself is an eponym derived from the Greek word 'eponymos', meaning 'giver of a name'."
  - "The river Nile is an eponym, named after the ancient Egyptian god of the same name."

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Pronunciation

1. /ˈɛpənɪm/
   
   
   
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2. /ˈɛpənɪm/
   
   
   
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Synonyms

namesake , toponym

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Variants

List of all variants of eponym that leads to same result
eponym , eponymic , eponymous , eponyms

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Etymology

origin and the way in which meanings have changed throughout history.

Derived from the Greek word 'eponymos', meaning 'giver of a name'.

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Trivia

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1. Did you know that the term 'eponym' itself is an eponym?

2. The longest word in the English language that is an eponym is 'scintillation', derived from the Latin word 'scintillare' meaning 'to sparkle'.

3. The city of Los Angeles was originally named 'El Pueblo de Nuestra Señora la Reina de los Ángeles de Porciúncula', but is now commonly known as an eponym.

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Related Concepts

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1. Honorifics: Eponyms are related to honorifics, which are titles or terms used to show respect or admiration for a person or thing.

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Quotes

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1. Joseph Banks was surely the "eponym" of "eponyms". From Alaska to Indonesia, from Tierra del Fuego to Tasmania, there are capes, islands, straits, mountains, bays, points, channels, peninsulas, counties and towns named after him.

   - Pat Rogers,{it}Times Literary Supplement{/it},3–9 June 1988

2. Toadfishes burp the songs of their "eponyms"; one sort of toadfish is called the singing midshipman.

   - John Hersey,{it}Harper's{/it},May 1987

3. Almost from the onset of television, congressmen have realized the promotional potential of the carefully scripted hearing: the McCarthy and Kefauver hearings of the 1950s, which were among the first "televison events," made their "eponyms" famous.

   - Gregg Easterbrook,{it}Atlantic{/it},Dec. 1984

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Culture

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Eponyms have been used throughout history to honor individuals, places, or things, and are often found in literature, mythology, and folklore. For instance, the term 'Robinson Crusoe' is an eponym, as it refers to the protagonist of Daniel Defoe's novel.

How to Memorize "eponym"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize a person, place, or thing being given a name and the name becoming associated with it.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the eponym with the person, place, or thing it represents.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the acronym EPNYM to remember the definition: 'E' for 'eponym', 'P' for 'person', 'N' for 'name', 'Y' for 'yielding', and 'M' for 'meaning'.

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