Eponymy
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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.
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