eponymous

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Several of the Lionesses who won Euro 2025 are appointed MBEs, including Chloe Kelly who scored the penalty to win the tournament, while Charlotte Tilbury, founder of her eponymous beauty brand, is made a CBE.

From BBC • Jun. 12, 2026

Directed by Craig Gillespie, “Supergirl” will follow the eponymous Kryptonian as she is celebrating her 23rd birthday.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

Bloomberg, co-founder of the eponymous financial news and data company that competes with MarketWatch parent Dow Jones, also paid out a total of $261 million on his three successful mayoral campaigns in New York City.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 3, 2026

Mr. Elwes’s adventure in googology—the study of large numbers—concludes with the pseudonymous Japanese googologist called Fish, whose eponymous number is the largest in this book.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026

Tucked throughout are nests of the lesser brands, such as Athletic Works, Basic Equipment, and the whimsical Looney Tunes, Pooh, and Mickey lines, generally decorated with images of their eponymous characters.

From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich