English dictionary

eponym

/'/E/p/@/n/I/m/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

noun

the person for whom something is named

noun.communication

Examples
Constantine I is the eponym for Constantinople.

Source: WordNet 3.0
the name derived from a person (real or imaginary)

noun.communication

Examples
Down's syndrome is an eponym for the English physician John Down.

Source: WordNet 3.0
The hypothetical individual who is assumed as the person from whom any race, city, etc., took its name; as, Hellen is an <i>eponym</i> of the Hellenes.

noun

Source: webster1913