Eponym

Definition: 

“A person after whom a discovery, invention, place, etc., is named or thought to be named.”

"Eponym." Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/eponym. Accessed 29 Aug. 2022.

Informal: 

An eponym is when a significant person in history or current life’s contribution is recognized through naming something or someone after them. 

Example: Homer derived his name for the book, the Odyssey after the hero Odysseus

Etymology: 

"Greek epōnymos, from epōnymos eponymous, from epi- + onyma name." 

LiteraryDevices Editors. “Eponym” LiteraryDevices.net. 2013. Web. 31 Aug. 2022.

Analysis of Eponym                                                                                                                                                                         Lauren Beers