Eponyms

The Friday Brain-teaser from Xrefer - this week: Eponyms.

The Friday Brain-teaser from Xrefer 2005

The Friday Brain-teaser from Xrefer - this week: Eponyms.

July 2005 2005

Eponyms are always the narrowest sort of tribute, though.

If It's 'Orwellian,' It's Probably Not 2003

Eponyms are words or phrases derived from people's names.

July 2005 2005

Eponyms are words or phrases derived from people's names.

The Friday Brain-teaser from Xrefer 2005

Eponyms obtained from the celebrated "Canon," we find Nebo an element in the names as frequently as any other god excepting Asshur.

The Seven Great Monarchies Of The Ancient Eastern World, Vol 2. (of 7): Assyria The History, Geography, And Antiquities Of Chaldaea, Assyria, Babylon, Media, Persia, Parthia, And Sassanian or New Persian Empire; With Maps and Illustrations. George Rawlinson 1857

Adrian you make some valid points - but miss a few things - I'd like to point out this link - which explains and provides a database of American Proprietary Eponyms.

Be A Design Group 2009

And what you finish with examples of, is a different 'design' than what creates 'Eponyms'

Be A Design Group 2009

Eponyms emerged from the cast: Pantalone, a lustful Venetian merchant identified by his tight trousers (from which pantaloons and pants); Zanni, a ludicrous buffoon

VERBATIM: The Language Quarterly Vol XIII No 3 1986

For example, "American Eponyms, Nicknames, and Sobriquets" lists less than two pages 'worth of items like American Historical Painter: Emmanuel Lentzé, and American Prose-Poetry Novelist: Thomas Wolfe.

VERBATIM: The Language Quarterly Vol VIII No 2 1981