List of eponyms (A–K)

An eponym is a person (real or fictitious) from whom something is said to take its name. The word is back-formed from "eponymous", from the Greek "eponymos" meaning "giving name".

Here is a list of eponyms:

ABCDEFGHI JKL–Z

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

H

I

J

K

L–Z

See List of eponyms (L–Z)

An asterisk designates people who became eponyms despite their stated wishes not to.

See also

Sources

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