eponym

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The stresses in private credit are relatively concentrated in a few sectors, according to David Rosenberg, the eponym of Rosenberg Research.

From Barron's • Mar. 27, 2026

His work even generated the eponym “Boteroesque,” referring to enlarged figures like the ones he created.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 19, 2023

Today, “gaslighting” functions as an eponym: “one for whom or which something is or is believed to be named,” Merriam-Webster says.

From Washington Post • Apr. 27, 2022

Grandma Ruby, the artist’s eponym, was a redoubtable guardian who kept her granddaughter safe by keeping her busy.

From New York Times • Mar. 1, 2021

It was the Megalosaurus, and the name was actually suggested to Buckland by his friend Dr. James Parkinson, the would-be radical and eponym for Parkinson’s disease.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson