eponymy
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e·pon·y·my
(ĭ-pŏn'ə-mē) 
n.
Derivation of a name of a city, country, era, institution, or other place or thing from that of a person.
n.
Derivation of a name of a city, country, era, institution, or other place or thing from that of a person.
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