The word eponymous has to do what is named. Some examples are Lake Victoria, Faraday’s Laws, etc. The usage of the word eponym as a noun and eponymous as an adjective is a trifle confusing especially when you do not know the difference between what is named and the name itself.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe screen blanked, then produced a book cover. The jacket image\u2014in black-and-white\u2014showed barking dogs surrounding a scarecrow. In the background, shoulders slumped in a posture of weariness or defeat (or both), was a hunter with a gun. The eponymous<\/strong> Cortland, probably.\u201d
\n\u2015\u00a0Stephen King,\u00a0<\/span>The Bazaar of Bad Dreams<\/span><\/p>\n\u201cEmma is the eponymous<\/strong> heroine, which means having the name that is used as the title or name of something else.)\u201d
\n\u2015 Joan Elizabeth Klingel Ray, Jane Austen For Dummies<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The word eponymous has to do what is named. Some examples are Lake Victoria, Faraday’s Laws, etc. The usage of the word eponym as a noun and eponymous as an adjective is a trifle confusing especially when you do not know the difference between what is named and the name itself. 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