eponymous
Of, relating to, or being the person or entity after which someone or something is named; serving as an eponym.
Adjective
- Of, relating to, or being the person or entity after which someone or something is named; serving as an eponym.
- Prince Hamlet is the eponymous protagonist of the Shakespearian tragedy Hamlet.
- Robinson Crusoe is the eponymous hero of the book.
- The language Limburgish is named after the eponymous provinces in Belgium and the Netherlands.
- Of a thing: named after a person or entity.
- The American singer-songwriter Madonna released her eponymous album in 1983.
Origin
PIE word *h₁epi From Ancient Greek ἐπώνῠμος (epṓnŭmos, “concerning giving one’s name to something; named in a significant manner; surnamed”) + English -ous (suffix forming adjectives from nouns, denoting pertinence or relation).
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