What is eponym and examples?

Eponym (plural eponyms) refers to a person, place, or event whose name is used to name something else, which is the eponymate. Eponyms can be real or fictitious. They can name countries, cities, institutions, products, or anything else that can have a name.

Here are some examples of eponyms and the eponymates named after them:

* Alexander Graham Bell: The telephone is named after its inventor, Alexander Graham Bell.

* Benjamin Franklin: The city of Franklin, Pennsylvania, is named after Benjamin Franklin.

* Charles Goodyear: Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company is named after its founder, Charles Goodyear.

* George Washington: The state of Washington is named after George Washington.

* Henry Ford: The Ford Motor Company is named after its founder, Henry Ford.

* Isaac Newton: The law of gravity is named after its discoverer, Isaac Newton.

* James Madison: The city of Madison, Wisconsin is named after James Madison.

* Louis Braille: The braille system of writing for the blind is named after its inventor, Louis Braille.

* Martin Luther King Jr.: Martin Luther King Jr. Day is a national holiday in the United States that honors the civil rights leader.

* Thomas Jefferson: The Jefferson Memorial in Washington, D.C., is named after Thomas Jefferson.