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One who is referred to as eponymous is someone that gives their name to something. i.e. the name of a car manufacturer or sports team, Ford, Ferrari or Brawn (F1)

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An eponym is a word that originates from a person. e.g. Victorian, originating from Queen Victoria.

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When an eponym is used as a new word in the language, it becomes a neologism.

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