An eponym is a person for whom a place or thing is named, or believed to be named, or the name itself. For example, Léon Theremin is the eponym of the theremin, an electronic musical instrument.The derivative adjectives eponymous and eponymic refer to the person or thing for whom a place or thing is named, as in "the eponymous founder of the Ford Motor Company". Recent usage, especially in the recorded-music industry, also allows eponymous to mean "named for its creator or central character".