n.
Pronunciation: ' e-p ə - ˌ nim
Function: noun
Etymology: Greek ep ō nymos, from ep ō nymos eponymous, from epi- + onyma name ― more at NAME
Date: 1846
1 : one for whom or which something is or is believed to be named
2 : a name (as of a drug or a disease) based on or derived from an eponym
– ep · onym · ic \ ˌ e-p ə - ' ni-mik \ adjective