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  10 intresting eponyms and their origin and  meaning  An eponym is a term or name that is derived from the name of a person who is or was associated with that term, real or imaginary. Put differently, it's the process of naming anything after a particular individual. This could apply to locations, discoveries, inventions, or even general concepts that have become connected to a certain person. For instance, the word "Diesel" is an eponym for Rudolf Diesel, the man who invented the diesel engine . 1.Boycott The events surrounding Captain Charles Boycott, an Irish land agent in the 19th century, gave rise to the name "boycott". Tenants faced unjust treatment and exorbitant rents in 1880, during Ireland's Land War, a time of agricultural unrest and landlord-tenant strife. As a representative of Lord Erne, Charles Boycott became a source of unrest. Boycott fought the tenants' requests for more equitable treatment and reduced rent, speaking for the landlord....