1. of, relating to, or being an eponym; named after a person or derived from a person's name
Usage: often used in academic and scientific contexts

Examples

• The sandwich is an eponymic food, named after the Earl of Sandwich.
• Parkinson's disease is an eponymic condition named after Dr. James Parkinson.
• The Alzheimer's disease diagnosis carries an eponymic label from the neurologist who first described it.
• Many medical syndromes have eponymic names based on the physicians who identified them.
• The term 'boycott' has an eponymic origin from Charles Boycott's name.
• Eponymic place names often commemorate historical figures or explorers.