Crossword Clue:

the derivation of an eponymic name

AnswerCrossword Clue
BERTHAName that's an anagram of THE BAR
ESQIt comes after the name of an atty.
ADDISHalf of the name of an African capital.
NOTREPart of the name of an Indiana University.
STEELELast name in an NBC series of the '80s
ERNEBird that's also the name of an Irish river
JAVAProgramming language that's also the name of an island
RONPAULName in the news that's an anagram of OUR PLAN
ROALDName on the cover of "My Life as an Explorer"
BTESPlanes that inspired the name of an Athens, Georgia band
FREETIBETRallying cry of an Asian independence movement with the same name
GALENALead ore that is also the name of an Illinois town
LYDIAGirl's name derived from the name of an ancient Anatolian kingdom
OFME"All ..": 1984 film featuring an old song of the same name
XIAMENChinese city of 2.6 million on an island of the same name
RABELAISAuthor who used the pseudonym "Alcofribas Nasier," an anagram of his full name
YEAHWord often shouted by Lil Jon in an Usher song of the same name
TOSCAPuccini title soprano whose name is an anagram of the ends of the four longest puzzle answers