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An eponym can be either an item which provides a name-source for a particular place, tribe, era, discovery, or other item to be named,[2] or it can also be an item which acts as a name-recipient.[2] For example, Léon Theremin is the eponym (name-source) of the theremin, an electronic musical instrument; or, the medical term Parkinson's disease is a medical eponym (name-recipient),[3] named after the English physician, James Parkinson.
Similarly, the term eponymous has parallel meanings when employed as an adjective.
An etiological myth can be a "reverse eponym" in the sense that a legendary character is invented in order to explain a term, such as the nymph Pirene, who according to myth was turned into Pirene's Fountain.
In different cultures, time periods have often been named after the person who ruled during that period:
By person's name
For examples, see the comparison table below.
Ballet, Opera, Harmony, Psychology, Tonality
Roald Dahl, J. K. Rowling, Warner Bros., Andy Griffiths, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
Wii, Shigeru Miyamoto, Nintendo, Nintendo Entertainment System, Nintendo DS
Atlantic Records, The Yardbirds, Jimmy Page, Robert Plant, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
Iridium, Hassium, Copernicium, Periodic table, Darmstadtium
Greek mythology, Dorians, Apollo, Crete, Thessaly
Benjamin Franklin, Nelson Mandela, American Revolutionary War, Perception, Les Neuf Sœurs
United States Army, World War II, Virginia, Newport News, Virginia, United States Army Corps of Engineers
City of Westminster, London Borough of Camden, Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, City of London, London Borough of Hillingdon
Eponym, Terpsichore, Billboard (magazine), Billboard (magazine)