The word “sandwich” is an eponym linked to the first person said to have requested the item, the Earl of Sandwich.

Because Caesar Cardini put together the first Caesar salad, he is credited with being the eponym of the dish.

The term “eponym” hails from the Greek word “eponymos” which can be translated into English as “name giving or giving name.”

When the chef titled the dish after his favorite actor, he used the actor’s name as an eponym.

The nutritional ideas of Robert Atkins were published and used under the eponym, the Atkins Diet.