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==Other eponyms==
* In [[intellectual property law]], an eponym can be a [[generic trademark]] or brand name, a form of [[metonymy]], such as [[aspirin]],<ref name=bayer>[http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/metaschool/fisher/domain/tmcases/bayer.htm Bayer Co. v. United Drug Co., 272 F. 505 (S.D.N.Y. 1921)] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110908155816/http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/metaschool/fisher/domain/tmcases/bayer.htm |date=2011-09-08 }}, Berkman Center for Internet & Society at Harvard University, accessed March 25th, 2011</ref> [[heroin]]<ref name=etymon>{{Cite OEtymD|heroin}}</ref> and [[thermos]]<ref name=fed>''King-Seeley Thermos Co. v. Aladdin Indus., Inc.'', 321 [[Federal Reporter|F.2d]] 577 ([[United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit|2d Cir.]] 1963); see also [http://www.core.org.cn/NR/rdonlyres/Sloan-School-of-Management/15-628Patents--Copyrights--and-the-Law-of-Intellectual-PropertySpring2003/88A3CE91-A80C-4B1A-A08C-AD975FB54DFA/0/kingseeleythermosvAladdin.pdf this PDF] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060209110437/http://www.core.org.cn/NR/rdonlyres/Sloan-School-of-Management/15-628Patents--Copyrights--and-the-Law-of-Intellectual-PropertySpring2003/88A3CE91-A80C-4B1A-A08C-AD975FB54DFA/0/kingseeleythermosvAladdin.pdf |date=2006-02-09 }}</ref> in the United States.
* In geography, places can have an eponymous name through a relationship to an important figure. [[Peloponnesus]], for instance, was said to derive its name from the Greek hero [[Pelops]]. In historical times, new towns have often been named (and older communities renamed) after their founders, discoverers, or notable individuals. Examples include [[Vancouver, British Columbia]], named after explorer [[George Vancouver]]; and [[Prince Albert, Saskatchewan]], originally called [[Isbister's Settlement]] but renamed after [[Queen Victoria]]'s [[Albert, Prince Consort|husband and consort]] in 1866.
* {{anchor|Scitech2014-09-30}}In science and technology:
** Discoveries and innovations are often named after the discoverer or a figure influential in their advance. Examples are the [[Avogadro constant]], the [[Diesel engine]], [[meitnerium]], [[Alzheimer's disease]], and the [[Apgar score]]. For a different view of the process see [[Stigler's law of eponymy]].
** In [[biological nomenclature]], organisms often receive [[scientific name]]s that honor a person. Examples are the plant ''[[Linnaea]]'' (after [[Carl Linnaeus]]), the baobab ''[[Adansonia]]'' (after [[Michel Adanson]]), and the moth ''[[Caligula (moth)|Caligula]]'' (after the Roman emperor [[Caligula]]).<ref name="beo">{{cite book |last1=Beolens |first1=Bo |last2=Watkins |first2=Michael |last3=Grayson |first3=Michael |title=The Eponym Dictionary of Birds|date=2014|publisher=Bloomsbury Publishing |isbn=978-1472905741}}</ref><ref name="IDF2015">{{cite journal |last1=Hämäläinen |first1=Matti |title=Catalogue of individuals commemorated in the scientific names of extant dragonflies, including lists of all available eponymous species-group and genus-group names |journal=International Dragonfly Fund (IDF) - Report |date=2015 |volume=80 |pages=1–168 |url=http://www.dragonflyfund.org/images/reports/IDF_Report_80_Hamalainen_2015_small.pdf |issn=1435-3393 |access-date=18 September 2020 |archive-date=19 July 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210719092338/http://www.dragonflyfund.org/images/reports/IDF_Report_80_Hamalainen_2015_small.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref>  [[Common name|Common names]] can also be named after a person.  Later, people may decide that they do not wish to memorialize a particular person, resulting in efforts to change a long-standing name.  As debating each individual name is time-consuming, the [[American Ornithological Society]] announced in 2024 that they would establish new common names for all birds in North America that had previously been named after a person, without regard to whether modern culture would judge the person well or poorly.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Birders argue over plan to change dozens of bird names |url=https://www.npr.org/2024/10/03/nx-s1-5137123/birders-argue-plan-change-birds-named-people}}</ref>
** Relatedly, [[medical terminology|biomedical terminology]] uses [[lists of medical eponyms|many eponymous terms]], and many also have noneponymous synonyms. 
** Many astronomical objects are named after their discoverer or another person.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.noao.edu/noao/staff/lauer/eponyms.html |title=Astronomical Eponyms |last=Lauer |first=Tod |publisher=National Optical Astronomy Observatory |accessdate=2021-08-22 |archive-date=2021-08-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210822220041/https://www.noao.edu/noao/staff/lauer/eponyms.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
* In art:
** Plays, books, and other forms of entertainment may have eponymous names, such as the ancient Greek epic ''[[The Odyssey]]'', derived from its principal character, [[Odysseus]], and the novel ''[[Robinson Crusoe]]''.
** The term is also used in the [[music industry]], usually with regard to record titles, where it is prevalent and leads to confusion. For example, [[Bad Company (band)|Bad Company]]'s first album was entitled ''[[Bad Company (album)|Bad Company]]'' and contained a popular song named "[[Bad Company (song)|Bad Company]]". Parodying this, the band [[R.E.M.]] titled a 1988 compilation album ''[[Eponymous (album)|Eponymous]]''. One especially convoluted case of eponyms is the 1969 song "[[Black Sabbath (song)|Black Sabbath]]", named after the 1963 movie [[Black Sabbath (film)|''Black Sabbath'']]; the band that wrote the song changed their name to [[Black Sabbath]] and released it on the album [[Black Sabbath (album)|''Black Sabbath'']].
* In tribal antiquity, both in ancient Greece and independently among the Hebrews, tribes often took the name of a legendary leader (as [[Achaeus, son of Xuthus|Achaeus]] for [[Achaeans (tribe)|Achaeans]], or [[Dorus]] for [[Dorians]]). The eponym gave apparent meaning to the mysterious names of tribes, and sometimes, as in the [[Sons of Noah]], provided a primitive attempt at [[ethnology]] as well, in the genealogical relationships of eponymous originators.