A Word From Garr: eponym

[Garr]

A while back, I tossed out the idea of posting words on here occasionally. I can't guarantee a "word-a-day," but I can promise to throw down a new word here and there as I encounter them in my reading. It may show my ignorance, but if I encounter a word that I have either never seen before OR can only define through context, I'll try to toss them down here!

ep·o·nym

from http://dictionary.reference.com
1. a person, real or imaginary, from whom something, as a tribe, nation, or place, takes or is said to take its name: Brut, the supposed grandson of Aeneas, is the eponym of the Britons.
2. a word based on or derived from a person's name.
3. any ancient official whose name was used to designate his year of office.
[Origin: 1840–50; back formation from eponymous]

—Related forms
ep·o·nym·ic, adjective

[Oliver's Army]

[Garr]

typically eponymous means "named for itself" or in the music industry "self-titled album"