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An '''eponym''' is the name of a person which has been applied to some non-personal thing of significance, most often a work of literature, a scientific invention, or a geographical discovery. The persan and the thing are then said to be "eponymous"; such the the relationship between [[Henry Hudson]] and [[Hudson Bay]], [[Aeneas]] and the [[Aeneid]], and [[Guglielmo Marconi]] and the [[Marconigram]] (and early proprietary name for a [[telegram]]. Self-titled books, such as [[Mark Twain]]'s [[Huckleberry Finn]], Henry Fielding's [[Tom Jones]], or any of [[J.K. Rowling]]'s [[Harry Potter]] books have ''eponymous'' heroes. | An '''eponym''' is the name of a person which has been applied to some non-personal thing of significance, most often a work of literature, a scientific invention, or a geographical discovery. The persan and the thing are then said to be "eponymous"; such the the relationship between [[Henry Hudson]] and [[Hudson Bay]], [[Aeneas]] and the [[Aeneid]], and [[Guglielmo Marconi]] and the [[Marconigram]] (and early proprietary name for a [[telegram]]. Self-titled books, such as [[Mark Twain]]'s [[Adventures of Huckleberry Finn|Huckleberry Finn]], Henry Fielding's [[Tom Jones]], or any of [[J.K. Rowling]]'s [[Harry Potter]] books have ''eponymous'' heroes. | ||
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An eponym is the name of a person which has been applied to some non-personal thing of significance, most often a work of literature, a scientific invention, or a geographical discovery. The persan and the thing are then said to be "eponymous"; such the the relationship between Henry Hudson and Hudson Bay, Aeneas and the Aeneid, and Guglielmo Marconi and the Marconigram (and early proprietary name for a telegram. Self-titled books, such as Mark Twain's Huckleberry Finn, Henry Fielding's Tom Jones, or any of J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter books have eponymous heroes.