Definition of eponym:
(n) :
the name of a real or fictitious
person that has, or is thought to have, given rise to the name of a particular item; a
word formed from a real or fictive person's
name
"romulus is the eponym of Rome."
Definition of eponym:
(n) :
the name of a real or fictitious
person that has, or is thought to have, given rise to the name of a particular item; a
word formed from a real or fictive person's
name
"romulus is the eponym of Rome."