What's the difference between
and
Enter two words to compare and contrast their definitions, origins, and synonyms to better understand how those words are related.

Eponymic vs Eponymous - What's the difference?

eponymic | eponymous |

As adjectives the difference between eponymic and eponymous

is that eponymic is of or relating to an eponym while eponymous is of, relating to, or being the person or entity after which something or someone is named.

eponymic

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Of or relating to an eponym.

    • See also

    *

    eponymous

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Of, relating to, or being the person or entity after which something or someone is named.
    • Robinson Crusoe is the eponymous hero of the book.
    Prince Hamlet is the eponymous protagonist of the Shakespearian tragedy Hamlet.
    The language Limburgish is named after the eponymous provinces in Belgium and the Netherlands.

    Related terms

    * (l)