More About ‘Nyms

Further reading and listening connected to my February 2025 zine Some of My Favorite ‘Nyms. It’s a tiny zine, so I had to leave out a lot of stories and tangents that I found. I’m still adding to this page so check back later!

The notes for this zine would not be complete without the Wikipedia page listing words that end in -onym!

Eponyms
My definition was a bit strict in the zine. These can be the person or place something is named after, or the name itself. Helen Zaltzman at the Allusionist language podcast has three eponym-focused episodes that are really fun and interesting: