eponymous

epon·y·mous

adj \i-ˈpä-nə-məs, e-\

Definition of EPONYMOUS

: of, relating to, or being the person or thing for whom or which something is named : of, relating to, or being an eponym

Examples of EPONYMOUS

1. “Cool Britannia,” which goes back to Ben and Jerry's eponymous ice cream in Spring 1996, met its sell-by-date within weeks … —Harold Perkin, Times Literary Supplement, 18 Dec. 1998
2. Karen Hubert Allison, the eponymous (if you count middle names) creator of Hubert's, didn't know she was making dining history … —Peter Kaminsky, New York Times Book Review, 11 May 1997
3. … Ramayana, an Indian epic which chronicles, in sixty thousand verses, the adventures of its eponymous hero Rama … —Leila Hadley, Give Me the World, (1958) 1999

Origin of EPONYMOUS

(see eponym)

First Known Use: 1846

Rhymes with EPONYMOUS

anonymous, antonymous, autonomous, homonymous, paronymous, pseudonymous, synonymous, theonomous