NOUN
  • Definition - A real or fictitious person's name that has given rise to the name of a particular item.
  • Example - Romulus is the eponym of Rome.
  • Definition - A word formed from a real or fictive person’s name.
  • Example - Rome is an eponym of Romulus.
  • Synonyms - namesake
  • Definition - (by extension) A word formed from a real or fictive place or thing.
  • Example - “Tangerine” is an eponym of Tangier.
  • Synonyms - toponym
Words in your word
7 Letter Words
eponyms 14
6 Letter Words
eponym 13 myopes 13 moneys 11
5 Letter Words
mopey 12 myope 12 yomps 12 money 10 mosey 10 peony 10 poesy 10 posey 10 sepoy 10 mopes 9 poems 9 pomes 9 nosey 8 meson 7 nomes 7 omens 7 opens 7 peons 7 pones 7
4 Letter Words
mopy 11 yomp 11 espy 9 mony 9 pony 9 posy 9 pyes 9 yeps 9 mope 8 mops 8 poem 8 pome 8 poms 8 nosy 7 oyes 7 snye 7 syne 7 yens 7 emos 6 epos 6 meno 6 mons 6 nome 6 noms 6 nope 6 omen 6 open 6 opes 6 pens 6 peon 6 peso 6 pone 6 pons 6 pose 6 some 6 eons 4 noes 4 nose 4 ones 4 sone 4
3 Letter Words
pye 8 spy 8 yep 8 yom 8 mop 7 pom 7 soy 6 syn 6 yen 6 yes 6 yon 6 emo 5 ems 5 men 5 mes 5 mon 5 mos 5 nom 5 oms 5 ope 5 ops 5 pen 5 pes 5 pos 5 som 5 sop 5 ens 3 eon 3 nos 3 oes 3 one 3 ons 3 ose 3 sen 3 son 3
2 Letter Words
my 7 oy 5 ye 5 yo 5 em 4 me 4 mo 4 om 4 op 4 pe 4 po 4 en 2 es 2 ne 2 no 2 oe 2 on 2 os 2 so 2
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