eponym

person or thing after which someone or something is named
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eponym

Summary

eponym is a group or class of humans[1]. eponym has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • eponym's instance of is recorded as group or class of humans[3].
  • eponym is a type of person[4].
  • eponym's Commons category is recorded as Eponyms[5].
  • eponym comprises eponymous hero[6].
  • eponym comprises eponymous magistrate[7].
  • eponym's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Eponyms[8].
  • eponym's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[9].
  • eponym's described by source is recorded as Pauly–Wissowa[10].
  • eponym's main Wikidata property is recorded as P138[11].
  • eponym's native label is recorded as ἐπώνῠμος[12].
  • eponym's different from is recorded as Q141500383[13].
  • eponym's has list is recorded as list of eponyms[14].
  • eponym's P14692 is recorded as Encyclopedia Galactica[15].

Body

Definition and Type

eponym's instance of is recorded as group or class of humans[3]. eponym is a type of person[4].

Use and Application

Components include eponymous hero[6] and eponymous magistrate[7].

Why It Matters

eponym has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] eponym is known by 51 alternative names across languages and contexts.[16]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [16] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 15d ago · Auteuil-Passy · 2026-09-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has part(s) → eponymous hero, eponymous magistrate
    Related image → —
    Different from → Q141500383
    Instance of → group or class of humans
    + 2 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P527]]: [[Q21580021]]"
  2. 15d ago · Auteuil-Passy · 2026-09-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → group or class of humans
    Subclass of → person
    Wikidata description → person or thing after which someone or something is named
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P31]]: [[Q134599141]], Moving to [[Q141500383]]"
  3. 6w ago · Lucidieaux · 2026-08-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14692 → Encyclopedia Galactica
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/48942|batch #48942]]: Add OSM wiki item IDs to items with matching OSM keys"
  4. 11w ago · Susmuffin · 2026-07-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Harper's tag → eponyms
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P13772]]: eponyms, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/289926754|eponyms (#289926754)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7915|Harper's tag]] #mix'n'm"
  5. 16w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id → 0287471-eponyma
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P9322]]: 0287471-eponyma, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259494|batch #259494]]"
  6. 19w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → —
    Topic's main category → Category:Eponyms
    Main wikidata property → P138
    Has list → list of eponyms
    + 6 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|7 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 26665, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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