Eponymous -- Just for people?
Can "eponymous" be applied to a thing named after something that is not a person? For example, as we can say McAfee's eponymous anti virus software (named after John McAfee), can we also talk about Google's eponymous search engine or Pepsi's eponymous drink?
Solution 1:
Yes. See Oxford's definition:
1.(Of a person) giving their name to something:
"the eponymous hero of the novel"1.1(Of a thing) named after a particular person or group:
"their eponymous debut LP"