eponyms
Words from names
Eponyms are words derived from people's names.
A sandwich comes from the Earl of Sandwich; a leotard from acrobat Jules Léotard.
The term also refers to the people themselves—Alzheimer is the eponym behind Alzheimer's disease.
Eponymous describes things named after someone: The band's eponymous debut album shared its name.
Town in southeastern England
- BrailleTouch-based dot writing
- FahrenheitScale freezing at thirty-two
- GuillotineFalling blade execution device
- ZeppelinGas-filled rigid aircraft
Shrapnel · Diesel · Morse · Cardigan · Wellington · Mackintosh · Pasteur · Ohm
Inherited cultural legacy
- lineageDescent from progenitors
- namesakeOne sharing another's name
- attributionAssigning origin or cause
- derivationSource or origin tracing
origin · commemoration · immortalization · memorialization · posterity · recognition · endowment · patrimony
Expression of deep respect
- honorHigh regard, moral dignity
- dedicationWholehearted loyalty to purpose
- recognitionPerceiving something as known
- commemorationAct of honoring memory
acknowledgment · praise · reverence · admiration · celebration · testimonial · accolade · memorial
Invented term or currency
- neologismNewly created expression
- proprietaryLegally owned, restricted use
- genericizationTrademark becoming common noun
- trademarkRegistered commercial identifier
derivation · etymology · lexicon · terminology · nomenclature · moniker · designation · naming
Sandwich
Town in southeastern England
- BrailleTouch-based dot writing
- FahrenheitScale freezing at thirty-two
- GuillotineFalling blade execution device
Zeppelin · Shrapnel · Diesel · Morse · Cardigan · Wellington · Mackintosh · Pasteur · Ohm · Hertz
heritage
Inherited cultural legacy
- lineageDescent from progenitors
- namesakeOne sharing another's name
- attributionAssigning origin or cause
derivation · origin · commemoration · immortalization · memorialization · posterity · recognition · endowment · patrimony · inheritance
homage
Expression of deep respect
- honorHigh regard, moral dignity
- dedicationWholehearted loyalty to purpose
- recognitionPerceiving something as known
commemoration · acknowledgment · praise · reverence · admiration · celebration · testimonial · accolade · memorial · monument
coinage
Invented term or currency
- neologismNewly created expression
- proprietaryLegally owned, restricted use
- genericizationTrademark becoming common noun
trademark · derivation · etymology · lexicon · terminology · nomenclature · moniker · designation · naming · demonym
algorithm
Finite problem-solving procedure
- diseaseDisorder impairing normal function
- syndromeLinked symptoms forming pattern
- unitIndividual part or measure
law · equation · constant · theorem · principle · phenomenon · scale · effect · coefficient · element
- vocabularyword, words, new words, term, terms
- etymologyword origins, word history, word origin, etymon, root words
- linguistic termsacronym, anagram, antonym, synonym, homonym
- word studyword origins, word roots, word meaning, word meanings, word formation
- nomenclaturescientific names, taxonomy, taxa, genus, species
- namesgiven names, first names, names, surnames, first name
eponymsacronyms
Words made from initials
initialisms · coinages · neologisms · onomatopoeia · portmanteaus
eponymsnamesakes
Those sharing another's name
honorifics · dedications · common nouns · commemorations · appellations