Names derived from people Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Names derived from people . We have found 40 possible answers for this clue in our database. Among them, one solution stands out with a 98% match which has a length of 7 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is EPONYMS.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% EPONYMS Names derived from people (7)
4% EPONYM Place name derived from a person (6) Puzzler Backwords Sep 15, 2025
3% COS Derivative of sin (3) New York Times Oct 24, 2025
3% NAPPA Soft leather made from sheep, kid or lambskin whose name derives from a city in California, US (5) (5) Mirror Quiz Oct 24, 2025
3% NUKE "____ the fridge", derisive expression derived from the fourth Indiana Jones film (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Oct 24, 2025
3% UNO Card game derived from Crazy Eights (3) USA Today Oct 14, 2025
3% VOCATE Ad___ (word derived from a term that means "to call") (6) The Atlantic Oct 5, 2025
3% AMIDE Ammonia derivative (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Oct 2, 2025
3% PHOEBE Fly-catching bird with a name derived from Greek (6) New York Times Sep 28, 2025
3% SHARIA Law derived from the Quran (6) New York Times Sep 25, 2025
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