Person from whom something is named Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Person from whom something is named . 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 6 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is EPONYM.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% EPONYM Person from whom something is named (6)
3% ANITA For whom Neety is a nickname (5) Newsday Nov 22, 2025
3% COBB Brown Derby owner Robert, for whom a salad is named (4) Wall Street Journal Nov 8, 2025
3% SPARRINGPARTNER Whom a boxer practices with (15) Newsday Nov 5, 2025
3% SLOVENE Person from Ljubljana (7) Universal Nov 4, 2025
3% MENNONITES *Religious group from whom the Amish split (10) Wall Street Journal Nov 4, 2025
3% IRAQI Person from Baghdad? (5) (5) The Sun Mini Nov 1, 2025
3% ONEONONE Person-to-person (8) Newsday Oct 23, 2025
3% NOUN Word used as the name of something (4) (4) Puzzler Oct 22, 2025
3% ASIAN Person from the largest continent (5)
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