eponymous
adjUK /ɪˈpɒnɪməs/ · US /əˈpɑnəməs/
Etymology 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).
1
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.
2 more examples
- The language Limburgish is named after the eponymous provinces in Belgium and the Netherlands.
- Hadadas roost in numbers among the trees in the leafier parts of Nairobi and their eponymous call is one of the more insistent elements of the dawn chorus in that part of the world, though they may be heard at any time of the day.2008, Nicholas Drayson, chapter 5, in A Guide to the Birds of East Africa, London: Penguin Books, published 2012, →ISBN, pages 24–25:
2
Of a thing: named after a person or entity.
- The American singer-songwriter Madonna released her eponymous album in 1983.
- Derived terms
- eponymously
- Related terms
- eponym, eponymic, eponymically, eponymism, eponymist, eponymize, eponymy, namesake, self-titled, titular