An eponym is either a person for whom something is named, or a thing named for a person. Jules Leotard, a trapeze artist, inspired the creation of the eponym "leotard." Thanks, Jules.
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a name derived from the name of person (real or imaginary) as the name of Alexandria is derived from the name of its founder: Alexander the Great
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the name of a person for whom something is supposedly named; "Constantine I is the eponym for Constantinople"
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Alt. of Eponyme
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