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A person whose name is or is thought to be the source of the name of something; i.e. and e.g.,
Romulus is thought to be the source (eponym) of the name of Rome. (working out the AHD formula...)


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Romulus is thought to be the source (eponym) of the name of Rome.

Are we arguing from the same side of the fence or not?


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...and so what *would you call it if Rome were the source of the name for Romulus?


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if Rome were the source of the name for Romulus

Well, that's the question, isn't it. It's not as though it were an unknown practice and I do believe there's a name for it. Or at least a word for that kind of name. WCPLIU.


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Okay, after all that bullshit, I still think that etaion had it right: mynope.

It even looks like a Greek name for something completely, utterly and uselessly obscure ...




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that name has been derived from the name of a place

The Origin and Significance of Scottish Surnames refers to names derived from the name of a place as local names. Take away the context and it seems a little inadequate as a descriptive. There doesn't seem to be any specific term in this book for names derived from animals or other things.


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hopefully clarifying

So a US Southern gal named Georgia is named after the state, then the -nym word to describe Georgia used as a name would be?


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Georgia as the name of the state or of the girl?

Unclarified

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I imagine it will simply confuse things again...

What anchita wants to know is what would you call Romulus if he had been named after the City.

He'd probably be called Romulus


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