EPONYMEPONYM

BY:CAMERYN AND COREY BY:CAMERYN AND COREY

EPONYMSEPONYMS

AN EPONYNM IS A AN EPONYNM IS A PERSON FROM PERSON FROM WHOM SOMETHING WHOM SOMETHING IS SAID TO TAKE IS SAID TO TAKE ITS NAME !ITS NAME !

EXAMPLE # 1 EXAMPLE # 1

ATLAS-A TITAN ATLAS-A TITAN WHO CARRIED THE WHO CARRIED THE SKY ON HIS SKY ON HIS SHOULDERS.SHOULDERS.

EXAMPLE # 2EXAMPLE # 2

SHERLOCK SHERLOCK HOLMES-ANYONE HOLMES-ANYONE WHO SOLVES A WHO SOLVES A MYSTERYOR A MYSTERYOR A DIFFICULT DIFFICULT PROBLEM.PROBLEM.

EXAMPLE # 3EXAMPLE # 3

JULIUS CAESAR-JULIUS CAESAR-THE MONTH OF THE MONTH OF JULY.JULY.

EXAMPLE # 4EXAMPLE # 4

WALT DISNEY~ WALT DISNEY~ DISNEY LAND DISNEY LAND FOUNDER !!!!FOUNDER !!!!

EXAMPLE # 5EXAMPLE # 5

ALICE LIDDELL- ALICE LIDDELL- ALICE IN ALICE IN WONDERLAND.WONDERLAND.

EXAMPLE # 6EXAMPLE # 6

BOBBY BOBBY CHARLETON-THE CHARLETON-THE BOBBY CHARLETON BOBBY CHARLETON COMB OVER COMB OVER HAIRSTYLE.HAIRSTYLE.

EXAMPLE # 7EXAMPLE # 7

ENZO FERRARI- ENZO FERRARI- FOUNDER OF THE FOUNDER OF THE FERRARI !FERRARI !

EXAMPLE # 8EXAMPLE # 8

FRIG OR (FRIGGA)-FRIG OR (FRIGGA)-NORSE GODDESS NORSE GODDESS OF MARRIED LOVE OF MARRIED LOVE <3 !!!<3 !!!

EXAMPLE # 9 EXAMPLE # 9

JUNO- ROMAN JUNO- ROMAN GODDESS OF THE GODDESS OF THE MOON !!MOON !!

EXAMPLE # 10EXAMPLE # 10

IRIS- GREEK IRIS- GREEK GODDESS OF THE GODDESS OF THE RAINBOW.RAINBOW.

EXAMPLE # 11EXAMPLE # 11

JOHN BAUERSON JOHN BAUERSON STETSON- STETSON- AMERICAN HAT AMERICAN HAT MAKER.MAKER.

EXAMPLE # 12EXAMPLE # 12

SATURN-GOD OF SATURN-GOD OF AGRICULTURE.AGRICULTURE.

EXAMPLE # 13EXAMPLE # 13

RUDOLPH BOYSIN-RUDOLPH BOYSIN-AMERICAN AMERICAN BOTINIST.BOTINIST.

BOYSINBERRY BOYSINBERRY NAMED AFTER HIM.NAMED AFTER HIM.

EXAMPLE # 14EXAMPLE # 14

THEADORE THEADORE ROOSEVELT- ROOSEVELT- AMERICAN AMERICAN PRESIDENT.PRESIDENT.

TEDDY BEAR TEDDY BEAR NAMED AFTER HIM.NAMED AFTER HIM.

EXAMPLE # 15EXAMPLE # 15

JULES LEOTARD- JULES LEOTARD- FRENCH ACROBAT.FRENCH ACROBAT.

LEOTARD NAMED LEOTARD NAMED AFTER HER.AFTER HER.

DEFINITIONDEFINITION

AN EPONYNM IS A PERSON FROM AN EPONYNM IS A PERSON FROM WHOM SOMETHING IS SAID TO TAKE WHOM SOMETHING IS SAID TO TAKE ITS NAME !ITS NAME !