noun see: name Date: 1846 one for whom or which something is or is believed to be named, a name (as of a drug or a disease) based on or derived from an ~, ~ic adjective
EPONYM
Meaning of EPONYM in English
Merriam Webster. Explanatory English dictionary Merriam Webster. Толковый словарь английского языка Мерриам-Уэбстер. 2012