2 January 2017

eponymous

[uh-pon-uh-muh s]

adjective

1. giving one’s name to a tribe, place, etc.:
Romulus, the eponymous founder of Rome.

Origin of eponymous

Greek

1840-1850; < Greek epṓnymos giving name. See ep-, -onym, -ous

Related forms

eponymously, adverb

Examples from the Web for eponymous

Contemporary Examples

Martha Stewart, the iconic head of her eponymous lifestyle empire, is 72.
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August 17, 2013

He later went on to work for Calvin Klein before starting his own eponymous menswear brand in 1978 at the age of 25.
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The Fashion Beast Team
February 17, 2014

Some of you may be departing the corporate world, going freelance, or hanging out an eponymous shingle.
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Today’s quote

The depth and strength of a human character are defined by its moral reserves. People reveal themselves completely only when they are thrown out of the customary conditions of their life, for only then do they have to fall back on their reserves.

– Leon Trotsky

On this day

2 January – the ninth day of the 12 days of Christmas (Western Christianity).

2 January 1952 – birth of Graeme ‘Shirley’ Strachan. Lead singer of Australian band, Skyhooks. Died 29 August 2001 in a helicopter crash near Maroochydore, Queensland.

2 January 1979 – Sid Vicious, former bass player with the Sex Pistols, goes on trial for the murder of his girlfriend, Nancy Spugen. Vicious and Spungen had allegedly been using heroin, and Vicious claimed he woke to find her dead on the bathroom floor. He was released on bail on 1 February 1979. It was later revealed that Mick Jagger paid the bail. That night he celebrated his release with friends. Vicious had stopped using heroin, however, his mother provided some that night. Early the following morning (2 February 1979), Vicious died of an overdose.