The Clue
Name giver (6 letter answer)
The Answer
EPONYM
Tags
Notes
The answer EPONYM is rarely seen, appearing only about once every 1000 puzzles.
Related Clues
The Earl of Sandwich, for one
Name source
Penn, to Pennsylvania
Columbus, to Colombia, e.g.
Earl of Sandwich, e.g.
Name giver of a sort
Gabriel Fahrenheit or Anders Celsius
Louis Braille or Louis Chevrolet
Rob Roy or Shirley Temple
Person for whom a nation or city is named
Definition
EPONYM as a noun:
1. the person for whom something is named; "Constantine I is the eponym for Constantinople"
2. the name derived from a person (real or imaginary); "Down's syndrome is an eponym for the English physician John Down"