eponym

Summary

eponym ranks in the top 0.75% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,200 views/month, #587 of 77,819).^[1]

Key Facts

• eponym is a type of word^[2].
• eponym is a type of name^[3].
• eponym's Commons category is recorded as Eponyms^[4].
• eponym comprises eponymous chemical reaction^[5].
• eponym comprises eponymously titled work^[6].
• eponym's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Eponyms^[7].
• eponym's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[8].
• eponym's described by source is recorded as Pauly–Wissowa^[9].
• eponym's main Wikidata property is recorded as P138^[10].
• eponym's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'el', 'text': 'ἐπώνῠμος'}^[11].
• eponym's has list is recorded as list of eponyms^[12].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include word^[2] and name^[3].

Use and Application

Components include eponymous chemical reaction^[5] and eponymously titled work^[6], a quality^[13].

Why It Matters

eponym ranks in the top 0.75% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,200 views/month, #587 of 77,819).^[1] eponym has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[14] eponym is known by 37 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[15]