eponymist

Meanings

• Noun

  A person who gives names, especially to new things or creations.

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Variants

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eponym , eponymic , eponymous , eponyms

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Etymology

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From the Greek eponymos, meaning 'given a name'.

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Trivia

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1. Did you know that the term 'eponym' was first used in English in the 17th century?

2. The word 'eponym' is derived from the Greek words eponymos, meaning 'given a name', and onoma, meaning 'name'.

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Related Concepts

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1. Toponym: A toponym is a name given to a physical location, such as a city, river, or mountain.

2. Eponymous: Something that takes its name from a person, such as an eponymous book or an eponymous statue.

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Culture

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Eponyms have been used throughout history to honor individuals, commemorate events, and identify various things. In literature, eponyms are often used as the names of characters or titles, such as 'Moby-Dick' and 'Gatsby'. In science, eponyms are used to name diseases, phenomena, and organisms, such as 'Parkinson's disease' and 'Darwin's finches'.

How to Memorize "eponymist"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize a person bestowing a name upon a new creation or invention.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word with the Greek origin 'eponymos', meaning 'given a name'.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Create a mnemonic by remembering 'Eponymous equals giving names'.

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