n. 1 a person (real or imaginary) after whom a discovery, invention, place, institution, etc., is named or thought to be named. 2 the name given. eponymous adj.
[ Gk eponumos (as EPI-, - onumos f. onoma name) ]
EPONYM
Meaning of EPONYM in English
Concise Oxford English dictionary. Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2012