eponymy
[ uh-pon-uh-mee ]
/ əˈpɒn ə mi /
noun
the derivation of names from eponyms.
Words nearby eponymy
epoetin alfa,
eponychia,
eponychium,
eponym,
eponymous,
eponymy,
epoophorectomy,
epoophoron,
epopee,
epos,
epoxidation
Example sentences from the Web for eponymy
(Dated) the third day of Sebat, in the eponymy of Rimmon-lid-ani.
Assyria, Its Princes, Priests and People |A. H. (Archibald Henry) Sayce(Dated) the month Sebat, the first day, the eponymy of Bel-kharran-Sadua.'
Assyria, Its Princes, Priests and People |A. H. (Archibald Henry) Sayce
British Dictionary definitions for eponymy
eponymy
/ (ɪˈpɒnɪmɪ) /
noun
the derivation of names of places, etc, from those of persons