Meaning & use
eponymous
Giving one's name to something, such as a book, band, or place, that is named after that person or thing.
See it in a sentence
The band's eponymous debut album was simply titled with the group's own name.
Sherlock Holmes is the eponymous hero of Arthur Conan Doyle's detective stories.
A note on using this word
Eponymous describes the work or place, not the person; the person who lends the name is called the eponym.
Words with a similar meaning
namesakeself-titled
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