Eponymy

Eponomy is a word originating from someone's name.

Examples include:

* quisling, from Major Vidkun Quisling
* boycott, from Captain Charles Cunningham Boycott
* shrapnel, from British General Henry S. Shrapnel
* bloomer, from Miss Amelia Bloomer
* derrick, from an English hangman of the 1600s named Derrick

## References[edit]

* Best New Conservative Words
* ''Safire's Political Dictionary'', at pp. 596-97.