eponym
Origin of terminology
An eponym is a person whose name becomes the basis for a word—Atlas for atlas, Achilles for Achilles tendon, Machiavelli for Machiavellian.
The term also applies to the resulting word itself.
Eponymous describes something named after a person: The Eiffel Tower is eponymous with its designer.
A band's eponymous album shares their name.
One sharing another's name
- patronymName from one's father
- cognomenFamily name or nickname
- appellationName or title given
- monikerInformal designation for someone
designation · title · honorific · nomenclature · terminology · taxonomy · classification · coinage
Expression of deep respect
- honorHigh regard, moral dignity
- dedicationWholehearted loyalty to purpose
- recognitionPerceiving something as known
- commemorationAct of honoring memory
memorial · celebration · acknowledgment · distinction · accolade · veneration · testimonial · attribution
Inherited cultural legacy
- lineageDescent from progenitors
- dynastySuccessive family rulers
- successionFollowing in order
- posterityFuture generations collectively
descendants · ancestry · forebears · tradition · inheritance · patrimony · commemoration · immortalization
Degenerative brain disease
- Parkinson'sNeurodegenerative motor disorder
- Richter scaleEarthquake strength measurement system
- FahrenheitScale freezing at thirty-two
- CelsiusMetric temperature unit
Ohm · Doppler effect · Bunsen burner · Geiger counter · Nobel Prize · Darwin · Pasteur · medical terminology
namesake
One sharing another's name
- patronymName from one's father
- cognomenFamily name or nickname
- appellationName or title given
moniker · designation · title · honorific · nomenclature · terminology · taxonomy · classification · coinage · neologism
homage
Expression of deep respect
- honorHigh regard, moral dignity
- dedicationWholehearted loyalty to purpose
- recognitionPerceiving something as known
commemoration · memorial · celebration · acknowledgment · distinction · accolade · veneration · testimonial · attribution · credit
heritage
Inherited cultural legacy
- lineageDescent from progenitors
- dynastySuccessive family rulers
- successionFollowing in order
posterity · descendants · ancestry · forebears · tradition · inheritance · patrimony · commemoration · immortalization · perpetuation
Alzheimer's
Degenerative brain disease
- Parkinson'sNeurodegenerative motor disorder
- Richter scaleEarthquake strength measurement system
- FahrenheitScale freezing at thirty-two
Celsius · Ohm · Doppler effect · Bunsen burner · Geiger counter · Nobel Prize · Darwin · Pasteur · medical terminology · unit of measurement
- etymologyword origins, word history, word origin, etymon, root words
- linguistic termsacronym, anagram, antonym, synonym, homonym
- scientific legacyNobel Prize, discovery, invention, posthumous recognition, unit of measurement
- namesake termsjunior, namesake, honoree, patronymic, matronymic
- lexicologysynonyms, antonyms, homonyms, homophones, homographs
- dictionariesdictionary, dictionaries, definitions, definition, entries
eponymacronym
Word made from initials
generic term · initialism · onomatopoeia · common noun · portmanteau