The act of turning a title, adjective, noun, or verb into a name or title. i.e Hunter, Chase, Daisy, or Georgia as names.
Person one: Hey did you know that the name Lucifer originally came from the Latin word for the planet Venus?
Person two: Oh they EPONYMIZED the Latin word for Venus, and it became a character in its own right?
The act of turning a verb, adjective, noun, or title into a name or title. i.e Hunter, Chase, Daisy, Smith.
When my parents named me Hunter they EPONYMIZED the title hunter.