Answer: eponyms

AnswerCrossword Clue
EPONYMSLouis Braille and Les Paul
eponymsperson, real or imaginary, from whom something, as a tribe, nation, or place, takes or is said to take its name
eponymsword based on or derived from a person's name
eponymsany ancient official whose name was used to designate his year of office
eponymsEPONYM, a person after whom something is named
EPONYMSLeotard and Silhouette, e.g.
EPONYMSWords derived from people's names
EPONYMSNames derived from people
EPONYMSGuillotine and Oscar, e.g.
EPONYMSPeople who lend their names to things
EPONYMSHonorees, in a way
EPONYMSCurie, Kelvin and Fermi
EPONYMSThose who lend their names
EPONYMSPeople after whom things are named
EPONYMSAncestors for whom tribes are named
EPONYMSSeattle and Vancouver
EPONYMSNames turned into words
EPONYMSWilliam Penn and others
EPONYMSPeople things are named for
EPONYMSName-givers