eponymous

The definition of eponymous is something or someone that gives its name to something else.

(adjective)

An example of eponymous is a person named Jackson who founded a city being the reason for naming the city Jacksonville.
An example of eponymous is a band using its name as the name for the band’s album.

See eponymous in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective

Of, relating to, or constituting an eponym.

Origin:

Origin: From Greek epōnumos; see eponym

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