#eponym
- Amici crater — A historical eponym referring to Giovanni Battista Amici, the famous 19th-century Italian astronomer, mathematician, and physicist, renowned for his structural innovations in microscope and telescope design; by astronomical extension, the name of a prominent impact crater located on the far side of the Moon.
- Arachne — A character from Greek mythology, a talented young weaver from Lydia who challenged the goddess Athena to a weaving contest; after demonstrating flawless mastery while depicting the infidelities of the gods, she was transformed by the offended goddess into a spider condemned to weave eternally. Culturally and scientifically, her name serves as the foundational eponym from which all arachnid terminology derives, symbolizing artistic pride driven to hubris and the fatal confrontation between mortals and the divine.
- Gas stove — A household kitchen appliance used for the thermal preparation of food, consisting of a cooktop with multiple burners and an integrated oven, usually powered by liquefied petroleum gas, natural gas, or electricity. In modern Romanian, the term has become a generalized common noun through the process of eponymy, originating from the name of the bottled gas historically distributed during the communist era.
- Arago — The reference name of François Arago (1786–1853), a famous French physicist, astronomer, and politician, who made foundational contributions to optics, magnetism, and electromagnetism, demonstrating the wave nature of light. His name became a scientific eponym of major significance, assigned to a lunar crater, a Martian crater, an asteroid, a ring of Neptune, as well as multiple global academic institutions.
- Artigas — A proper surname of Iberian (Catalan/Aragonese) origin, made globally famous by José Gervasio Artigas, the national hero of Uruguay considered the father of the country's independence. As a toponymic eponym, the name designates an administrative department, a border city in Uruguay, and an Antarctic scientific base.
- Aschoff — A medical eponym dedicated to the German pathologist Ludwig Aschoff, used to describe specific anatomical structures or histopathological changes. In pathology, it indicates 'Aschoff bodies' (inflammatory granulomas specific to rheumatic myocarditis) and 'Aschoff cells' (multinucleated giant macrophages), while in anatomy it refers to the 'Aschoff-Tawara node' (the atrioventricular node of the cardiac conduction system).
- Automedon — The name of a renowned character in Greek mythology, son of Diores, famous as the faithful chariot driver and armor-bearer of the hero Achilles during the Trojan War, later taking over the reins for Patroclus as well. In world literature, due to masterful descriptions in Homer's Iliad, his name became an eponymous common noun (automedon) used antonomastically to designate an excellent charioteer, an extremely skillful coachman, or, in modern terms, an expert professional driver.
- Babinski — A proper name globally renowned in medicine due to Joseph Babinski (1857–1932), a French-Polish neurologist, famous for describing the pathological plantar reflex (Babinski's sign). This structural phenomenon indicates a lesion of the corticospinal or pyramidal tract, manifesting as an extension of the great toe and fanning of the other toes upon stimulating the outer sole of the foot.
- Travel guidebook — A printed travel guide, extremely detailed and comprehensive, containing maps, city plans, and geographical or cultural descriptions of regions; a common noun used to designate any highly reliable travel guidebook. The term has become an international eponymous noun, symbolizing rigor, precision, and quality of information destined for travelers.