1. Plural of eponymy; instances or practices of naming something after a person, or the state of being named after someone.
Usage: Formal, academic usage; Often used in linguistics, history, and cultural studies

Examples

• The eponymies of scientific discoveries often reflect the contributions of pioneering researchers.
• Historians study the eponymies of cities and landmarks to understand cultural values.
• Many eponymies in medicine honor the physicians who first identified diseases.
• The eponymies of mathematical theorems demonstrate how knowledge is attributed and remembered.