eponyms

[ctivnan]

EPONYMS are words taken from names of a real, fictional, mythical or spurious character or person.

e.g.
Nike is the name of the Greek goddess of victory called “Victoria” by the Romans.

Adidas is fashioned from the name Adi Dassler, a German manufacturer who in 1948 founded the company that produces the athletic equipment, especially footwear and garments.

Source: Barnhart Dictionary of Etymology

How about sharing some other “eponyms,” Coffeers? :character:

[patis]

hmn.. this is interesting.

gerrymandering - is a form of redistricting (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Redistricting) in which electoral district or constituency (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constituency) boundaries are manipulated for an electoral advantage. The word "gerrymander" is named for the Governor (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Governor) of Massachusetts (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Massachusetts) Elbridge Gerry (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elbridge_Gerry) (July 17 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/July_17), 1744 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1744) – November 23 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/November_23), 1814 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1814)),[1] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerrymandering#_note-0) and is a portmanteau (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portmanteau) of his name with the word "salamander (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salamander_%28legendary_creature%29)," which was used to describe the appearance of a tortuous electoral district pressed through the Massachusetts legislature in 1812—and reluctantly signed into law by Gerry—by Jeffersonian democrats (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeffersonian_democrat), in order to disadvantage their electoral opponents in the upcoming senatorial election. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerrymandering)

Vulcanizing - the blacksmith god of fire and volcanoes in Roman mythology, Vulcan

Nerf - To weaken or make less dangerous. Taken from the "Nerf" brand name, which makes sports equipment toys out of a soft foam (e.g., the Nerf football is soft foam rather than the hard leather of a real football). Used frequently in the context of computer game balance changes. (http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=nerf)
Dude, they nerfed the plasma beam to compensate for the thick spacecraft armor.

Zeppelins - are a type of rigid airship (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rigid_airship) pioneered by German (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germany) Count Ferdinand von Zeppelin (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Count_Ferdinand_von_Zeppelin) in the early 20th century. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zeppelin)

Hamburger - from that gambling Duke of Hamburg

Olympics - mount Olympus in greece.

and many more.