EPONYM
- a person, real or imaginary, from whom something takes or is said to take its name.
- the person for whom something is named [n EPONYMS] : EPONYMIC [adj]
- a person after whom something is named [n -S]
- person, real or imaginary, from whom something, as a tribe, nation, or place, takes or is said to take its name
- word based on or derived from a person's name
- any ancient official whose name was used to designate his year of office