List of eponyms

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An eponym is a person (real or fictitious) from whom something is said to take its name. The word is back-formed from "eponymous", from the Greek "eponymos" meaning "giving name".


Here is a list of eponyms:

A - B - C - D - E - F - G - H - I–J - K - L–Z

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

H

I–J

K

L–Z

See List of eponyms (L-Z)

An asterisk designates people who became eponyms despite their stated wishes not to.

See also

nl:Lijst van eponiemen pl:Lista eponimów ro:Listă de cuvinte derivate de la nume de persoane ru:Список эпонимов sv:Lista över eponymer