— eponymic , adj.
/ep"euh nim/ , n.
1. a person, real or imaginary, from whom something, as a tribe, nation, or place, takes or is said to take its name: Brut, the supposed grandson of Aeneas, is the eponym of the Britons.
2. a word based on or derived from a person's name.
3. any ancient official whose name was used to designate his year of office.
[ 1840-50; back formation from EPONYMOUS ]