Eponym embodies rich cultural connotations. Therefore,it is significant to study eponym,although eponym holds only a small part of the vocabulary.
虽然名祖词为数不多,但是研究名祖词有很重要的意义。
参考来源 - 英语名祖词的文化和认知研究及其对汉语名祖词研究的启迪N（名词） a name, esp a place name, derived from the name of a real or mythical person, as for example Constantinople from Constantine I 源于真人或神话人物的名字(尤指地名); 比如地名“君士坦丁堡”源于人名“君斯坦丁”