An eponymous adjective is an

adjective In linguistics, an adjective (list of glossing abbreviations, abbreviated ) is a word that generally grammatical modifier, modifies a noun or noun phrase or describes its referent. Its semantic role is to change information given by the noun. Tra ...

which has been derived from the name of a person, real or fictional. Persons from whose name the adjectives have been derived are called

eponym An eponym is a person, a place, or a thing after whom or which someone or something is, or is believed to be, named. The adjectives which are derived from the word eponym include ''eponymous'' and ''eponymic''. Usage of the word The term ''epon ...

s. Following is a list of eponymous adjectives in English.

A–C

*Aaronic –

Aaron According to Abrahamic religions, Aaron ''′aharon'', ar, هارون, Hārūn, Greek (Septuagint): Ἀαρών; often called Aaron the priest ()., group="note" ( or ; ''’Ahărōn'') was a prophet, a high priest, and the elder brother of ...

(as in '' Aaronic Priesthood'') *Abbasid – Abbas ibn Abd al-Muttalib (as in ''

Abbasid Dynasty The Abbasid dynasty or Abbasids ( ar, بنو العباس, Banu al-ʿAbbās) were an Arab dynasty that ruled the Abbasid Caliphate between 750 and 1258. They were from the Qurayshi Hashimid clan of Banu Abbas, descended from Abbas ibn Abd al-M ...

'') *abelian – Niels Henrik Abel (as in ''

Abelian group In mathematics, an abelian group, also called a commutative group, is a group in which the result of applying the group operation to two group elements does not depend on the order in which they are written. That is, the group operation is commut ...

'') *Abrahamic –

Abraham Abraham, ; ar, , , name=, group= (originally Abram) is the common Hebrew patriarch of the Abrahamic religions, including Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. In Judaism, he is the founding father of the special relationship between the Jew ...

(as in ''

Abrahamic religions The Abrahamic religions are a group of religions centered around worship of the God of Abraham. Abraham, a Hebrew patriarch, is extensively mentioned throughout Abrahamic religious scriptures such as the Bible and the Quran. Jewish tradition ...

'') *Adamic –

Adam Adam; el, Ἀδάμ, Adám; la, Adam is the name given in Genesis 1-5 to the first human. Beyond its use as the name of the first man, ''adam'' is also used in the Bible as a pronoun, individually as "a human" and in a collective sense as " ...

(as in '' Adamic language''); also Adamite (as in '' pre-Adamite race'') *Addisonian –

Thomas Addison Thomas J Addison (April 179329 June 1860) was an English physician, chef, and scientist. He is traditionally regarded as one of the "great men" of Guy's Hospital in London. Among other pathologies, he discovered Addison's disease (a degenerati ...

(as in '' Addisonian crisis'') *Adlerian – Alfred Adler (as in '' Classical Adlerian psychology'') *Aegean – Aegeus, of Greek mythology (as in ''

Aegean Sea The Aegean Sea ; tr, Ege Denizi (Greek language, Greek: Αιγαίο Πέλαγος: "Egéo Pélagos", Turkish language, Turkish: "Ege Denizi" or "Adalar Denizi") is an elongated embayment of the Mediterranean Sea between Europe and Asia. It ...

'') *Aeolian –

Aeolus In Greek mythology, Aeolus or Aiolos (; grc, Αἴολος , ) is a name shared by three mythical characters. These three personages are often difficult to tell apart, and even the ancient mythographers appear to have been perplexed about which A ...

, of Greek mythology (as in ''

Aeolian Islands The Aeolian Islands ( ; it, Isole Eolie ; scn, Ìsuli Eoli), sometimes referred to as the Lipari Islands or Lipari group ( , ) after their largest island, are a volcanic archipelago in the Tyrrhenian Sea north of Sicily, said to be named after ...

''); also Eolian (as in ''

Eolian processes Aeolian processes, also spelled eolian, pertain to wind activity in the study of geology and weather and specifically to the wind's ability to shape the surface of the Earth (or other planets). Winds may erode, transport, and deposit materials ...

'') *Aeschylean –

Aeschylus Aeschylus (, ; grc-gre, Αἰσχύλος ; c. 525/524 – c. 456/455 BC) was an ancient Greek tragedian, and is often described as the father of tragedy. Academic knowledge of the genre begins with his work, and understanding of earlier Greek ...

(as in '' Aeschylean silence'') *Aesopian – Aesop the Ancient Greek fabulist. (Also, conveying an innocent meaning to an outsider but a hidden meaning to a member of a conspiracy or underground movement.) * Ahmadiyya –

Ahmad Ahmad ( ar, أحمد, ʾAḥmad) is an Arabic male given name common in most parts of the Muslim world. Other spellings of the name include Ahmed and Ahmet. Etymology The word derives from the root (ḥ-m-d), from the Arabic (), from the ve ...

(as in '' Ahmadiyya'') *Aldine –

Aldus Manutius Aldus Pius Manutius (; it, Aldo Pio Manuzio; 6 February 1515) was an Italian printer and humanist who founded the Aldine Press. Manutius devoted the later part of his life to publishing and disseminating rare texts. His interest in and preserv ...

(as in ''

Aldine Press The Aldine Press was the printing office started by Aldus Manutius in 1494 in Venice, from which were issued the celebrated Aldine editions of the classics (Latin and Greek masterpieces, plus a few more modern works). The first book that was dat ...

'') *Alexandrine –

Alexander the Great Alexander III of Macedon ( grc, wikt:Ἀλέξανδρος, Ἀλέξανδρος, Alexandros; 20/21 July 356 BC – 10/11 June 323 BC), commonly known as Alexander the Great, was a king of the Ancient Greece, ancient Greek kingdom of Maced ...

(as in '' Alexandrine verse''); also Alexandrian (as in ''

Alexandrian period Alexander III of Macedon ( grc, wikt:Ἀλέξανδρος, Ἀλέξανδρος, Alexandros; 20/21 July 356 BC – 10/11 June 323 BC), commonly known as Alexander the Great, was a king of the Ancient Greece, ancient Greek kingdom of Maced ...

'') *American – Amerigo Vespucci *

Amish The Amish (; pdc, Amisch; german: link=no, Amische), formally the Old Order Amish, are a group of traditionalist Anabaptist Christian church fellowships with Swiss German and Alsatian origins. They are closely related to Mennonite churches ...

– Jakob Ammann *Ampèrian –

André-Marie Ampère André-Marie Ampère (, ; ; 20 January 177510 June 1836) was a French physicist and mathematician who was one of the founders of the science of classical electromagnetism, which he referred to as "electrodynamics". He is also the inventor of nu ...

(as in ''Ampèrian loop'') * Anacreontic –

Anacreon Anacreon (; grc-gre, Ἀνακρέων ὁ Τήϊος; BC) was a Greek lyric poet, notable for his drinking songs and erotic poems. Later Greeks included him in the canonical list of Nine Lyric Poets. Anacreon wrote all of his poetry in the ...

*Andrean –

Andrew the Apostle Andrew the Apostle ( grc-koi, Ἀνδρέᾱς, Andréās ; la, Andrēās ; , syc, ܐܰܢܕ݁ܪܶܐܘܳܣ, ʾAnd’reʾwās), also called Saint Andrew, was an Apostles in the New Testament, apostle of Jesus according to the New Testament. He ...

(as in '' Andrean High School'') *Antonian –

St. Anthony the Great Anthony the Great ( grc-gre, Ἀντώνιος ''Antṓnios''; ar, القديس أنطونيوس الكبير; la, Antonius; ; c. 12 January 251 – 17 January 356), was a Christian monk from Egypt, revered since his death as a saint. He is d ...

(as in ''Antonian

monasticism Monasticism (from Ancient Greek , , from , , 'alone'), also referred to as monachism, or monkhood, is a religious way of life in which one renounces worldly pursuits to devote oneself fully to spiritual work. Monastic life plays an important role ...

''); Antoninus Pius (as in '' Nervan-Antonian dynasty'') *Antonine – Antoninus Pius (as in ''

Antonine Wall The Antonine Wall, known to the Romans as ''Vallum Antonini'', was a turf fortification on stone foundations, built by the Romans across what is now the Central Belt of Scotland, between the Firth of Clyde and the Firth of Forth. Built some twe ...

''); Marcus Aurelius Antoninus (as in '' Antonine Plague'') *

Apollonian The Apollonian and the Dionysian are philosophical and literary concepts represented by a duality between the figures of Apollo and Dionysus from Greek mythology. Its popularization is widely attributed to the work ''The Birth of Tragedy'' by Fri ...

–

Apollo Apollo, grc, Ἀπόλλωνος, Apóllōnos, label=genitive , ; , grc-dor, Ἀπέλλων, Apéllōn, ; grc, Ἀπείλων, Apeílōn, label=Arcadocypriot Greek, ; grc-aeo, Ἄπλουν, Áploun, la, Apollō, la, Apollinis, label= ...

, of Greek mythology (as in ''

Apollonian Oracle The Apollonian and the Dionysian are philosophical and literary concepts represented by a duality between the figures of Apollo and Dionysus from Greek mythology. Its popularization is widely attributed to the work ''The Birth of Tragedy'' by Fri ...

'');

Apollonius of Perga Apollonius of Perga ( grc-gre, Ἀπολλώνιος ὁ Περγαῖος, Apollṓnios ho Pergaîos; la, Apollonius Pergaeus; ) was an Ancient Greek geometer and astronomer known for his work on conic sections. Beginning from the contribution ...

(as in '' Apollonian gasket'') *Archimedean –

Archimedes Archimedes of Syracuse (;; ) was a Greek mathematician, physicist, engineer, astronomer, and inventor from the ancient city of Syracuse in Sicily. Although few details of his life are known, he is regarded as one of the leading scientists ...

(as in ''

Archimedean screw The Archimedes screw, also known as the Archimedean screw, hydrodynamic screw, water screw or Egyptian screw, is one of the earliest hydraulic machines. Using Archimedes screws as water pumps (Archimedes screw pump (ASP) or screw pump) dates back ...

'') *

Arian Arianism ( grc-x-koine, Ἀρειανισμός, ) is a Christological doctrine first attributed to Arius (), a Christian presbyter from Alexandria, Egypt. Arian theology holds that Jesus Christ is the Son of God, who was begotten by God t ...

–

Arius Arius (; grc-koi, Ἄρειος, ; 250 or 256 – 336) was a Cyrenaic presbyter, ascetic, and priest best known for the doctrine of Arianism. His teachings about the nature of the Godhead in Christianity, which emphasized God the Father's un ...

*Aristotelian –

Aristotle Aristotle (; grc-gre, Ἀριστοτέλης ''Aristotélēs'', ; 384–322 BC) was a Greek philosopher and polymath during the Classical period in Ancient Greece. Taught by Plato, he was the founder of the Peripatetic school of phil ...

(as in ''

Aristotelian logic In philosophy, term logic, also known as traditional logic, syllogistic logic or Aristotelian logic, is a loose name for an approach to formal logic that began with Aristotle and was developed further in ancient history mostly by his followers, t ...

'') *

Arminian Arminianism is a branch of Protestantism based on the theological ideas of the Dutch Reformed theologian Jacobus Arminius (1560–1609) and his historic supporters known as Remonstrants. Dutch Arminianism was originally articulated in the ''Re ...

– Jacobus Arminius *Arsacid –

Arsaces I of Parthia Arsaces or Arsakes (, , Graecized form of Old Persian ) is the eponymous Greek form of the dynastic name of the Parthian Empire of Iran adopted by all epigraphically attested rulers of the Parthian_Empire, Arsacid dynasties. The indigenous Parthian ...

(as in ''Arsacid Dynasty'') *Arthurian –

King Arthur King Arthur ( cy, Brenin Arthur, kw, Arthur Gernow, br, Roue Arzhur) is a legendary king of Britain, and a central figure in the medieval literary tradition known as the Matter of Britain. In the earliest traditions, Arthur appears as a ...

(as in '' Arthurian legend'') *Artinian –

Emil Artin Emil Artin (; March 3, 1898 – December 20, 1962) was an Austrian mathematician of Armenian descent. Artin was one of the leading mathematicians of the twentieth century. He is best known for his work on algebraic number theory, contributing lar ...

(as in '' Artinian ring'') *Ashmolean – Elias Ashmole (as in ''

Ashmolean Museum The Ashmolean Museum of Art and Archaeology () on Beaumont Street, Oxford, England, is Britain's first public museum. Its first building was erected in 1678–1683 to house the cabinet of curiosities that Elias Ashmole gave to the University of ...

'') *Asimovian –

Isaac Asimov yi, יצחק אזימאװ , birth_date = , birth_place = Petrovichi, Russian SFSR , spouse = , relatives = , children = 2 , death_date = , death_place = Manhattan, New York City, U.S. , nationality = Russian (1920–1922)Soviet (192 ...

(as in '' Asimovian robot'') *Athanasian –

St. Athanasius Athanasius I of Alexandria, ; cop, ⲡⲓⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲁⲑⲁⲛⲁⲥⲓⲟⲩ ⲡⲓⲁⲡⲟⲥⲧⲟⲗⲓⲕⲟⲥ or Ⲡⲁⲡⲁ ⲁⲑⲁⲛⲁⲥⲓⲟⲩ ⲁ̅; (c. 296–298 – 2 May 373), also called Athanasius the Great, ...

(as in ''

Athanasian Creed The Athanasian Creed, also called the Pseudo-Athanasian Creed and sometimes known as ''Quicunque Vult'' (or ''Quicumque Vult''), which is both its Latin name and its opening words, meaning "Whosoever wishes", is a Christian statement of belief ...

'') *Athenian –

Athena Athena or Athene, often given the epithet Pallas, is an ancient Greek goddess associated with wisdom, warfare, and handicraft who was later syncretized with the Roman goddess Minerva. Athena was regarded as the patron and protectress of ...

, of Greek mythology *Atlantean –

Atlas An atlas is a collection of maps; it is typically a bundle of maps of Earth or of a region of Earth. Atlases have traditionally been bound into book form, but today many atlases are in multimedia formats. In addition to presenting geographic ...

; also Atlantic *Augustan –

Caesar Augustus Caesar Augustus (born Gaius Octavius; 23 September 63 BC – 19 August AD 14), also known as Octavian, was the first Roman emperor; he reigned from 27 BC until his death in AD 14. He is known for being the founder of the Roman Pri ...

(as in ''

Augustan drama Augustan drama can refer to the dramas of Ancient Rome during the reign of Caesar Augustus, but it most commonly refers to the plays of Great Britain in the early 18th century, a subset of 18th-century Augustan literature. King George I referre ...

'') *Augustinian –

St. Augustine Augustine of Hippo ( , ; la, Aurelius Augustinus Hipponensis; 13 November 354 – 28 August 430), also known as Saint Augustine, was a theologian and philosopher of Berber origin and the bishop of Hippo Regius in Numidia, Roman North Afri ...

(as in '' Augustinian Order'') *bacchanal –

Bacchus In ancient Greek religion and myth, Dionysus (; grc, Διόνυσος ) is the god of the grape-harvest, winemaking, orchards and fruit, vegetation, fertility, insanity, ritual madness, religious ecstasy, festivity, and theatre. The Romans ...

, of Roman mythology; also "

bacchanalia The Bacchanalia were unofficial, privately funded popular Roman festivals of Bacchus, based on various ecstatic elements of the Greek Dionysia. They were almost certainly associated with Rome's native cult of Liber, and probably arrived in Rome ...

n" *Bachian –

Johann Sebastian Bach Johann Sebastian Bach (28 July 1750) was a German composer and musician of the late Baroque period. He is known for his orchestral music such as the '' Brandenburg Concertos''; instrumental compositions such as the Cello Suites; keyboard w ...

*Baconian –

Francis Bacon Francis Bacon, 1st Viscount St Alban (; 22 January 1561 – 9 April 1626), also known as Lord Verulam, was an English philosopher and statesman who served as Attorney General and Lord Chancellor of England. Bacon led the advancement of both ...

(as in ''

Baconian cipher Bacon's cipher or the Baconian cipher is a method of steganographic message encoding devised by Francis Bacon in 1605. A message is concealed in the presentation of text, rather than its content. Cipher details To encode a message, each letter of ...

'') * Baháʼí – Bahá'u'lláh (as in ''

Baháʼí Faith The Baháʼí Faith is a religion founded in the 19th century that teaches the Baháʼí Faith and the unity of religion, essential worth of all religions and Baháʼí Faith and the unity of humanity, the unity of all people. Established by ...

'') * Bakerian – Henry Baker (as in ''

Bakerian Lecture The Bakerian Medal is one of the premier medals of the Royal Society that recognizes exceptional and outstanding science. It comes with a medal award and a prize lecture. The medalist is required to give a lecture on any topic related to physical ...

'') *Bakhtinian – Mikhail Bakhtin *

Ballardian James Graham Ballard (15 November 193019 April 2009) was an English novelist, short story writer, satirist, and essayist known for provocative works of fiction which explored the relations between human psychology, technology, sex, and mass medi ...

– J. G. Ballard *Bangsian –

John Kendrick Bangs John Kendrick Bangs (May 27, 1862 – January 21, 1922) was an American author, humorist, editor and satirist. Biography He was born in Yonkers, New York. His father Francis N. Bangs was a lawyer in New York City, as was his brother, Francis S. ...

(as in ''

Bangsian fantasy Bangsian fantasy is a fantasy genre which concerns the use of the afterlife as the main setting within which its characters, who may be famous preexisting historical or fictional figures, act and interact. It is named for John Kendrick Bangs (1 ...

'') *Barthesian –

Roland Barthes Roland Gérard Barthes (; ; 12 November 1915 – 26 March 1980) was a French literary theorist, essayist, philosopher, critic, and semiotician. His work engaged in the analysis of a variety of sign systems, mainly derived from Western popular ...

*Batesian – Henry Walter Bates (as in ''

Batesian mimicry Batesian mimicry is a form of mimicry where a harmless species has evolved to imitate the warning signals of a harmful species directed at a predator of them both. It is named after the English naturalist Henry Walter Bates, after his work on bu ...

'') *Bayesian – Thomas Bayes (as in ''

Bayesian probability Bayesian probability is an Probability interpretations, interpretation of the concept of probability, in which, instead of frequentist probability, frequency or propensity probability, propensity of some phenomenon, probability is interpreted as re ...

'') *Beethovenian –

Ludwig van Beethoven Ludwig van Beethoven (baptised 17 December 177026 March 1827) was a German composer and pianist. Beethoven remains one of the most admired composers in the history of Western music; his works rank amongst the most performed of the classical ...

*Benedictine –

Benedict of Nursia Benedict of Nursia ( la, Benedictus Nursiae; it, Benedetto da Norcia; 2 March AD 480 – 21 March AD 548) was an Italian Christian monk, writer, and theologian who is venerated in the Catholic Church, the Eastern Orthodox Church, the Orient ...

(as in '' Benedictine Rule'') *Benthamite –

Jeremy Bentham Jeremy Bentham (; 15 February 1748 Old_Style_and_New_Style_dates">O.S._4_February_1747.html" ;"title="Old_Style_and_New_Style_dates.html" ;"title="nowiki/>Old Style and New Style dates">O.S. 4 February 1747">Old_Style_and_New_Style_dates.htm ...

(as in '' Benthamite Utilitarianism'') *Berkeleyan –

George Berkeley George Berkeley (; 12 March 168514 January 1753) – known as Bishop Berkeley (Bishop of Cloyne of the Anglican Church of Ireland) – was an Anglo-Irish philosopher whose primary achievement was the advancement of a theory he called "immate ...

(as in ''

Berkeleyan idealism Subjective idealism, or empirical idealism, is a form of philosophical monism that holds that only minds and mental contents exist. It entails and is generally identified or associated with immaterialism, the doctrine that material things do no ...

'') *Blairite –

Tony Blair Sir Anthony Charles Lynton Blair (born 6 May 1953) is a British former politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1997 to 2007 and Leader of the Labour Party from 1994 to 2007. He previously served as Leader of th ...

*Bodleian – Thomas Bodley (as in ''

Bodleian Library The Bodleian Library () is the main research library of the University of Oxford, and is one of the oldest libraries in Europe. It derives its name from its founder, Sir Thomas Bodley. With over 13 million printed items, it is the second- ...

'') *Bohmian – David Bohm (as in '' Bohmian mechanics'') *

Bolivarian Bolivarianism is a mix of panhispanic, socialist and national- patriotic ideals named after Simón Bolívar, the 19th-century Venezuelan general and liberator from the Spanish monarchy then in abeyance, who led the struggle for independence th ...

–

Simón Bolívar Simón José Antonio de la Santísima Trinidad Bolívar y Palacios (24 July 1783 – 17 December 1830) was a Venezuelan military and political leader who led what are currently the countries of Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Peru, Panama and B ...

(as in '' Bolivarian Revolution'') *Boolean – George Boole (as in ''

Boolean algebra In mathematics and mathematical logic, Boolean algebra is a branch of algebra. It differs from elementary algebra in two ways. First, the values of the variables are the truth values ''true'' and ''false'', usually denoted 1 and 0, whereas in e ...

'', ''

Boolean logic In mathematics and mathematical logic, Boolean algebra is a branch of algebra. It differs from elementary algebra in two ways. First, the values of the variable (mathematics), variables are the truth values ''true'' and ''false'', usually denote ...

'') *Bradmanesque –

Donald Bradman Sir Donald George Bradman, (27 August 1908 – 25 February 2001), nicknamed "The Don", was an Australian international cricketer, widely acknowledged as the greatest batsman of all time. Bradman's career Test batting average of 99.94 has bee ...

*Brahmsian –

Johannes Brahms Johannes Brahms (; 7 May 1833 – 3 April 1897) was a German composer, pianist, and conductor of the mid- Romantic period. Born in Hamburg into a Lutheran family, he spent much of his professional life in Vienna. He is sometimes grouped wit ...

*Brechtian –

Bertolt Brecht Eugen Berthold Friedrich Brecht (10 February 1898 – 14 August 1956), known professionally as Bertolt Brecht, was a German theatre practitioner, playwright, and poet. Coming of age during the Weimar Republic, he had his first successes as a pl ...

(as in '' Brechtian acting'') *Brownian – Robert Brown (as in '' Brownian motion'') *Brunonian –

John Brown John Brown most often refers to: *John Brown (abolitionist) (1800–1859), American who led an anti-slavery raid in Harpers Ferry, Virginia in 1859 John Brown or Johnny Brown may also refer to: Academia * John Brown (educator) (1763–1842), Ir ...

, the doctor (as in ''

Brunonian system of medicine The Brunonian system of medicine is a theory of medicine which regards and treats disorders as caused by defective or excessive excitation. It was developed by the Scottish physician John Brown and is outlined in his 1780 publication ''Elementa Me ...

'') *

Buddhist Buddhism ( , ), also known as Buddha Dharma and Dharmavinaya (), is an Indian religion or philosophical tradition based on teachings attributed to the Buddha. It originated in northern India as a -movement in the 5th century BCE, and ...

–

Gautama Buddha Siddhartha Gautama, most commonly referred to as the Buddha, was a wandering ascetic and religious teacher who lived in South Asia during the 6th or 5th century BCE and founded Buddhism. According to Buddhist tradition, he was born in Lu ...

(as in '' Buddhist rosary'') *Burkean –

Edmund Burke Edmund Burke (; 12 January NS.html"_;"title="New_Style.html"_;"title="/nowiki>New_Style">NS">New_Style.html"_;"title="/nowiki>New_Style">NS/nowiki>_1729_–_9_July_1797)_was_an_ NS.html"_;"title="New_Style.html"_;"title="/nowiki>New_Style"> ...

(as in ''Burkean conservatism'') *Byronic –

Lord Byron George Gordon Byron, 6th Baron Byron (22 January 1788 – 19 April 1824), known simply as Lord Byron, was an English romantic poet and Peerage of the United Kingdom, peer. He was one of the leading figures of the Romantic movement, and h ...

(as in ''

Byronic hero The Byronic hero is a variant of the Romantic hero as a type of character, named after the English Romantic poet Lord Byron. Both Byron's own persona as well as characters from his writings are considered to provide defining features to the char ...

'') *Caesarean – often incorrectly attributed to

Julius Caesar Gaius Julius Caesar (; ; 12 July 100 BC – 15 March 44 BC), was a Roman general and statesman. A member of the First Triumvirate, Caesar led the Roman armies in the Gallic Wars before defeating his political rival Pompey in a civil war, and ...

(as in ''

Caesarean section Caesarean section, also known as C-section or caesarean delivery, is the surgical procedure by which one or more babies are delivered through an incision in the mother's abdomen, often performed because vaginal delivery would put the baby or mo ...

'') *

Calvinist Calvinism (also called the Reformed Tradition, Reformed Protestantism, Reformed Christianity, or simply Reformed) is a major branch of Protestantism that follows the theological tradition and forms of Christian practice set down by John Ca ...

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John Calvin John Calvin (; frm, Jehan Cauvin; french: link=no, Jean Calvin ; 10 July 150927 May 1564) was a French theologian, pastor and reformer in Geneva during the Protestant Reformation. He was a principal figure in the development of the system ...

(as in '' Calvinist Church'') *Capetian – Hugh Capet (as in ''

Capetian Dynasty The Capetian dynasty (; french: Capétiens), also known as the House of France, is a dynasty of Frankish origin, and a branch of the Robertians. It is among the largest and oldest royal houses in Europe and the world, and consists of Hugh Cape ...

Direct Capetians The House of Capet (french: Maison capétienne) or the Direct Capetians (''Capétiens directs''), also called the House of France (''la maison de France''), or simply the Capets, ruled the Kingdom of France from 987 to 1328. It was the most s ...

'') *Capraesque –

Frank Capra Frank Russell Capra (born Francesco Rosario Capra; May 18, 1897 – September 3, 1991) was an Italian-born American film director, producer and writer who became the creative force behind some of the major award-winning films of the 1930s ...

*Carolean –

Charles II of England Charles II (29 May 1630 – 6 February 1685) was King of Scotland from 1649 until 1651, and King of England, Scotland and Ireland from the 1660 Restoration of the monarchy until his death in 1685. Charles II was the eldest surviving child of ...

(as in '' Carolean style'') *Caroline –

Charles I of England Charles I (19 November 1600 – 30 January 1649) was King of England, Scotland, and Ireland from 27 March 1625 until Execution of Charles I, his execution in 1649. He was born into the House of Stuart as the second son of King James VI of ...

(as in ''

Caroline era The Caroline era is the period in English and Scottish history named for the 24-year reign of Charles I (1625–1649). The term is derived from ''Carolus'', the Latin for Charles. The Caroline era followed the Jacobean era, the reign of Charles's ...

''); also Carolinian *Carolingian –

Charlemagne Charlemagne ( , ) or Charles the Great ( la, Carolus Magnus; german: Karl der Große; 2 April 747 – 28 January 814), a member of the Carolingian dynasty, was King of the Franks from 768, King of the Lombards from 774, and the first Holy ...

(as in ''

Carolingian dynasty The Carolingian dynasty (; known variously as the Carlovingians, Carolingus, Carolings, Karolinger or Karlings) was a Frankish noble family named after Charlemagne, grandson of mayor Charles Martel and a descendant of the Arnulfing and Pippin ...

'') *Carrollian –

Lewis Carroll Charles Lutwidge Dodgson (; 27 January 1832 – 14 January 1898), better known by his pen name Lewis Carroll, was an English author, poet and mathematician. His most notable works are ''Alice's Adventures in Wonderland'' (1865) and its sequel ...

, pseudonym of Charles Lutwidge Dodgson *Carterian – James Carter (as in '' In Carterian Fashion'') *Cartesian –

René Descartes René Descartes ( or ; ; Latinized: Renatus Cartesius; 31 March 1596 – 11 February 1650) was a French philosopher, scientist, and mathematician, widely considered a seminal figure in the emergence of modern philosophy and science. Mathem ...

(as in '' Cartesian coordinate'') *Catilinarian – Catiline (as in '' Catilinarian conspiracy'') *Chandleresque –

Raymond Chandler Raymond Thornton Chandler (July 23, 1888 – March 26, 1959) was an American-British novelist and screenwriter. In 1932, at the age of forty-four, Chandler became a detective fiction writer after losing his job as an oil company executive durin ...

*Chaucerian –

Geoffrey Chaucer Geoffrey Chaucer (; – 25 October 1400) was an English poet, author, and civil servant best known for ''The Canterbury Tales''. He has been called the "father of English literature", or, alternatively, the "father of English poetry". He wa ...

(as in '' Chaucerian stanza'') * chauvinistic – Nicolas Chauvin *Chekhovian –

Anton Chekhov Anton Pavlovich Chekhov (; 29 January 1860 Old Style date 17 January. – 15 July 1904 Old Style date 2 July.) was a Russian playwright and short-story writer who is considered to be one of the greatest writers of all time. His career ...

*Chestertonian –

G. K. Chesterton Gilbert Keith Chesterton (29 May 1874 – 14 June 1936) was an English writer, philosopher, Christian apologist, and literary and art critic. He has been referred to as the "prince of paradox". Of his writing style, ''Time'' observed: "Wh ...

*Chomskyan –

Noam Chomsky Avram Noam Chomsky (born December 7, 1928) is an American public intellectual: a linguist, philosopher, cognitive scientist, historian, social critic, and political activist. Sometimes called "the father of modern linguistics", Chomsky is ...

; also Chomskian *Chopinesque –

Frédéric Chopin Frédéric François Chopin (born Fryderyk Franciszek Chopin; 1 March 181017 October 1849) was a Polish composer and virtuoso pianist of the Romantic period, who wrote primarily for solo piano. He has maintained worldwide renown as a leadin ...

*Chretienite -

Jean Chrétien Joseph Jacques Jean Chrétien (; born January 11, 1934) is a Canadian lawyer and politician who served as the 20th prime minister of Canada from 1993 to 2003. Born and raised in Shawinigan Falls, Quebec, Chrétien is a law graduate from Uni ...

Christian Christians () are people who follow or adhere to Christianity, a monotheistic Abrahamic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus Christ. The words ''Christ'' and ''Christian'' derive from the Koine Greek title ''Christós'' (Χρι ...

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Jesus Christ Jesus, likely from he, יֵשׁוּעַ, translit=Yēšūaʿ, label=Hebrew/Aramaic ( AD 30 or 33), also referred to as Jesus Christ or Jesus of Nazareth (among other names and titles), was a first-century Jewish preacher and religious ...

*Churchillian –

Winston Churchill Sir Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill (30 November 187424 January 1965) was a British statesman, soldier, and writer who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom twice, from 1940 to 1945 Winston Churchill in the Second World War, dur ...

* Churrigueresque – José Benito de Churriguera *Ciceronian –

Cicero Marcus Tullius Cicero ( ; ; 3 January 106 BC – 7 December 43 BC) was a Roman statesman, lawyer, scholar, philosopher, and academic skeptic, who tried to uphold optimate principles during the political crises that led to the estab ...

*Claudian –

Claudius Tiberius Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus (; 1 August 10 BC – 13 October AD 54) was the fourth Roman emperor, ruling from AD 41 to 54. A member of the Julio-Claudian dynasty, Claudius was born to Nero Claudius Drusus, Drusu ...

(as in ''

Julio-Claudian dynasty , native_name_lang=Latin, coat of arms=Great_Cameo_of_France-removebg.png, image_size=260px, caption= The Great Cameo of France depicting emperors Augustus, Tiberius, Claudius and Nero, type= Ancient Roman dynasty, country= Roman Empire, estates=* ...

'') * Clintonian –

Bill Clinton William Jefferson Clinton ( né Blythe III; born August 19, 1946) is an American politician who served as the 42nd president of the United States from 1993 to 2001. He previously served as governor of Arkansas from 1979 to 1981 and agai ...

*Columbian –

Christopher Columbus Christopher Columbus * lij, Cristoffa C(or)ombo * es, link=no, Cristóbal Colón * pt, Cristóvão Colombo * ca, Cristòfor (or ) * la, Christophorus Columbus. (; born between 25 August and 31 October 1451, died 20 May 1506) was a ...

(as in ''

Columbian Exchange The Columbian exchange, also known as the Columbian interchange, was the widespread transfer of plants, animals, precious metals, commodities, culture, human populations, technology, diseases, and ideas between the New World (the Americas) in ...

'') *

Confucianist Confucianism, also known as Ruism or Ru classicism, is a system of thought and behavior originating in ancient China. Variously described as tradition, a philosophy, a religion, a humanistic or rationalistic religion, a way of governing, or a ...

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Confucius Confucius ( ; zh, s=, p=Kǒng Fūzǐ, "Master Kǒng"; or commonly zh, s=, p=Kǒngzǐ, labels=no; – ) was a Chinese philosopher and politician of the Spring and Autumn period who is traditionally considered the paragon of Chinese sages. C ...

*Constantinian –

Constantine I Constantine I ( , ; la, Flavius Valerius Constantinus, ; ; 27 February 22 May 337), also known as Constantine the Great, was Roman emperor from AD 306 to 337, the first one to Constantine the Great and Christianity, convert to Christiani ...

(as in ''

Constantinian dynasty The Constantinian dynasty is an informal name for the ruling family of the Roman Empire from Constantius Chlorus (died 306) to the death of Julian in 363. It is named after its most famous member, Constantine the Great, who became the sole rule ...

'') *Coolidgean –

Calvin Coolidge Calvin Coolidge (born John Calvin Coolidge Jr.; ; July 4, 1872January 5, 1933) was the 30th president of the United States from 1923 to 1929. Born in Vermont, Coolidge was a History of the Republican Party (United States), Republican lawyer ...

*Copernican –

Nicolaus Copernicus Nicolaus Copernicus (; pl, Mikołaj Kopernik; gml, Niklas Koppernigk, german: Nikolaus Kopernikus; 19 February 1473 – 24 May 1543) was a Renaissance polymath, active as a mathematician, astronomer, and Catholic Church, Catholic cano ...

(as in '' Copernican heliocentrism'') *Cronenbergian –

David Cronenberg David Paul Cronenberg (born March 15, 1943) is a Canadian film director, screenwriter, and actor. He is one of the principal originators of what is commonly known as the body horror genre, with his films exploring visceral bodily transformation ...

Cromwellian Oliver Cromwell (25 April 15993 September 1658) was an English politician and military officer who is widely regarded as one of the most important statesmen in English history. He came to prominence during the 1639 to 1651 Wars of the Three Ki ...

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Oliver Cromwell Oliver Cromwell (25 April 15993 September 1658) was an English politician and military officer who is widely regarded as one of the most important statesmen in English history. He came to prominence during the 1639 to 1651 Wars of the Three Ki ...

*Croonian – William Croone (as in '' Croonian Lecture'') *Cushingoid –

Harvey Cushing Harvey Williams Cushing (April 8, 1869 – October 7, 1939) was an American neurosurgeon, pathologist, writer, and draftsman. A pioneer of brain surgery, he was the first exclusive neurosurgeon and the first person to describe Cushing's disease. ...

– American physician *Cyrillic – St. Cyril (as in ''

Cyrillic , bg, кирилица , mk, кирилица , russian: кириллица , sr, ћирилица, uk, кирилиця , fam1 = Egyptian hieroglyphs , fam2 = Proto-Sinaitic , fam3 = Phoenician , fam4 = G ...

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D–F

*daedal –

Daedalus In Greek mythology, Daedalus (, ; Greek: Δαίδαλος; Latin: ''Daedalus''; Etruscan: ''Taitale'') was a skillful architect and craftsman, seen as a symbol of wisdom, knowledge and power. He is the father of Icarus, the uncle of Perdix, an ...

, of Greek mythology; also Daedalic and Daedalian or Daedalean *Daliesque –

Salvador Dalí Salvador Domingo Felipe Jacinto Dalí i Domènech, Marquess of Dalí of Púbol (; ; ; 11 May 190423 January 1989) was a Spanish Surrealism, surrealist artist renowned for his technical skill, precise draftsmanship, and the striking and bizarr ...

* Daltonian –

John Dalton John Dalton (; 5 or 6 September 1766 – 27 July 1844) was an English chemist, physicist and meteorologist. He is best known for introducing the atomic theory into chemistry, and for his research into colour blindness, which he had. Colour b ...

*Dantesque –

Dante Alighieri Dante Alighieri (; – 14 September 1321), probably baptized Durante di Alighiero degli Alighieri and often referred to as Dante (, ), was an Italian poet, writer and philosopher. His ''Divine Comedy'', originally called (modern Italian: '' ...

; also Dantean *Darwinian –

Charles Darwin Charles Robert Darwin ( ; 12 February 1809 – 19 April 1882) was an English naturalist, geologist, and biologist, widely known for his contributions to evolutionary biology. His proposition that all species of life have descended fr ...

(as in

Darwinian literary studies Darwinian literary studies (also known as literary Darwinism) is a branch of literary criticism that studies literature in the context of evolution by means of natural selection, including gene-culture coevolution. It represents an emerging trend ...

) *Davidic –

David David (; , "beloved one") (traditional spelling), , ''Dāwūd''; grc-koi, Δαυΐδ, Dauíd; la, Davidus, David; gez , ዳዊት, ''Dawit''; xcl, Դաւիթ, ''Dawitʿ''; cu, Давíдъ, ''Davidŭ''; possibly meaning "beloved one". w ...

(as in ''

Davidic line The Davidic line or House of David () refers to the lineage of the Israelite king David through texts in the Hebrew Bible, the New Testament, and through the succeeding centuries. According to the Bible, David, of the Tribe of Judah, was the t ...

'') *Deleuzian –

Gilles Deleuze Gilles Louis René Deleuze ( , ; 18 January 1925 – 4 November 1995) was a French philosopher who, from the early 1950s until his death in 1995, wrote on philosophy, literature, film, and fine art. His most popular works were the two volu ...

*Dengist –

Deng Xiaoping Deng Xiaoping (22 August 1904 – 19 February 1997) was a Chinese revolutionary leader, military commander and statesman who served as the paramount leader of the People's Republic of China (PRC) from December 1978 to November 1989. After CC ...

*Derridean –

Jacques Derrida Jacques Derrida (; ; born Jackie Élie Derrida; See also . 15 July 1930 – 9 October 2004) was an Algerian-born French philosopher. He developed the philosophy of deconstruction, which he utilized in numerous texts, and which was developed t ...

(as in ''Derridean deconstruction'') *Dickensian –

Charles Dickens Charles John Huffam Dickens (; 7 February 1812 – 9 June 1870) was an English writer and social critic. He created some of the world's best-known fictional characters and is regarded by many as the greatest novelist of the Victorian e ...

*Dickinsonian – Emily Dickinson *Diogenean – Diogenes of Sinope *

Dionysian The Apollonian and the Dionysian are philosophical and literary concepts represented by a duality between the figures of Apollo and Dionysus from Greek mythology. Its popularization is widely attributed to the work ''The Birth of Tragedy'' by Fri ...

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Dionysus In ancient Greek religion and myth, Dionysus (; grc, Διόνυσος ) is the god of the grape-harvest, winemaking, orchards and fruit, vegetation, fertility, insanity, ritual madness, religious ecstasy, festivity, and theatre. The Romans ...

, of Greek mythology (as in '' Dionysian Mysteries'');

Dionysius Exiguus Dionysius Exiguus (Latin for "Dionysius the Humble", Greek: Διονύσιος; – ) was a 6th-century Eastern Roman monk born in Scythia Minor. He was a member of a community of Scythian monks concentrated in Tomis (present day Constanța, ...

(as in ''

Dionysian era The terms (AD) and before Christ (BC) are used to label or number years in the Julian and Gregorian calendars. The term is Medieval Latin and means 'in the year of the Lord', but is often presented using "our Lord" instead of "the Lord", ...

'') *Diophantine –

Diophantus Diophantus of Alexandria ( grc, Διόφαντος ὁ Ἀλεξανδρεύς; born probably sometime between AD 200 and 214; died around the age of 84, probably sometime between AD 284 and 298) was an Alexandrian mathematician, who was the aut ...

(as in ''

Diophantine equation In mathematics, a Diophantine equation is an equation, typically a polynomial equation in two or more unknowns with integer coefficients, such that the only solutions of interest are the integer ones. A linear Diophantine equation equates to a c ...

'') *Dobsonian – John Dobson (as in '' Dobsonian telescope'') *Dominican –

Saint Dominic Saint Dominic ( es, Santo Domingo; 8 August 1170 – 6 August 1221), also known as Dominic de Guzmán (), was a Castilian Catholic priest, mystic, the founder of the Dominican Order and is the patron saint of astronomers and natural scientis ...

(as in ''

Dominican Order The Order of Preachers ( la, Ordo Praedicatorum) abbreviated OP, also known as the Dominicans, is a Catholic mendicant order of Pontifical Right for men founded in Toulouse, France, by the Spanish priest, saint and mystic Dominic of Cal ...

'') *Dostoevskian –

Fyodor Dostoevsky Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoevsky (, ; rus, Фёдор Михайлович Достоевский, Fyódor Mikháylovich Dostoyévskiy, p=ˈfʲɵdər mʲɪˈxajləvʲɪdʑ dəstɐˈjefskʲɪj, a=ru-Dostoevsky.ogg, links=yes; 11 November 18219 ...

; also Dostoyevskian * draconian –

Draco Draco is the Latin word for serpent or dragon. Draco or Drako may also refer to: People * Draco (lawgiver) (from Greek: Δράκων; 7th century BC), the first lawgiver of ancient Athens, Greece, from whom the term ''draconian'' is derived * D ...

Dulcinian {{no footnotes, date=July 2018 The Dulcinians were a religious sect of the Late Middle Ages, originating within the Apostolic Brethren. The Dulcinians, or Dulcinites, and Apostolics were inspired by Franciscan ideals and influenced by the Joachimi ...

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Fra Dolcino Fra Dolcino (c. 1250 – 1307) was the second leader of the Dulcinian reformist movement who was burned at the stake in Northern Italy in 1307. He had taken over the movement after its founder, Gerard Segarelli, had also been executed in 1300 on ...

*dylanesque –

Bob Dylan Bob Dylan (legally Robert Dylan, born Robert Allen Zimmerman, May 24, 1941) is an American singer-songwriter. Often regarded as one of the greatest songwriters of all time, Dylan has been a major figure in popular culture during a career sp ...

*Edisonian –

Thomas Edison Thomas Alva Edison (February 11, 1847October 18, 1931) was an American inventor and businessman. He developed many devices in fields such as electric power generation, mass communication, sound recording, and motion pictures. These inventio ...

(as in ''

Edisonian approach The Edisonian approach to invention is characterized by trial and error discovery rather than a systematic theoretical approach. An often quoted example of the Edisonian approach is the successful but protracted process Thomas Edison is reported to ...

'') *

Edwardian The Edwardian era or Edwardian period of British history spanned the reign of King Edward VII, 1901 to 1910 and is sometimes extended to the start of the First World War. The death of Queen Victoria in January 1901 marked the end of the Victori ...

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King Edward VII Edward VII (Albert Edward; 9 November 1841 – 6 May 1910) was King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and Emperor of India, from 22 January 1901 until his death in 1910. The second child and eldest son of Queen Victoria a ...

*Edwardine – Edward VI, (as in ''Edwardine Ordinal'') *Edwardsian –

Jonathan Edwards Jonathan Edwards may refer to: Musicians *Jonathan and Darlene Edwards, pseudonym of bandleader Paul Weston and his wife, singer Jo Stafford *Jonathan Edwards (musician) (born 1946), American musician ** ''Jonathan Edwards'' (album), debut album ...

*Einsteinian –

Albert Einstein Albert Einstein ( ; ; 14 March 1879 – 18 April 1955) was a German-born theoretical physicist, widely acknowledged to be one of the greatest and most influential physicists of all time. Einstein is best known for developing the theory ...

*Eliotic –

T. S. Eliot Thomas Stearns Eliot (26 September 18884 January 1965) was a poet, essayist, publisher, playwright, literary critic and editor.Bush, Ronald. "T. S. Eliot's Life and Career", in John A Garraty and Mark C. Carnes (eds), ''American National Biogr ...

*Elizabethan –

Queen Elizabeth I Elizabeth I (7 September 153324 March 1603) was Queen of England and Ireland from 17 November 1558 until her death in 1603. Elizabeth was the last of the five House of Tudor monarchs and is sometimes referred to as the "Virgin Queen". El ...

(as in '' Elizabethan era'') *Emersonian –

Ralph Waldo Emerson Ralph Waldo Emerson (May 25, 1803April 27, 1882), who went by his middle name Waldo, was an American essayist, lecturer, philosopher, abolitionist, and poet who led the transcendentalist movement of the mid-19th century. He was seen as a champ ...

(as in '' Emersonian perfectionism'') * Enochian – Enoch (as in ''

Enochian magic Enochian magic is a system of ceremonial magic based on the 16th-century writings of John Dee and Edward Kelley, who wrote that their information, including the revealed Enochian language, was delivered to them directly by various angels. Dee's j ...

'') * epicurean –

Epicurus Epicurus (; grc-gre, Ἐπίκουρος ; 341–270 BC) was an ancient Greek philosopher and sage who founded Epicureanism, a highly influential school of philosophy. He was born on the Greek island of Samos to Athenian parents. Influenced ...

*Erasmian –

Erasmus Desiderius Erasmus Roterodamus (; ; English: Erasmus of Rotterdam or Erasmus;''Erasmus'' was his baptismal name, given after St. Erasmus of Formiae. ''Desiderius'' was an adopted additional name, which he used from 1496. The ''Roterodamus'' wa ...

(as in ''Erasmian Reformation'') *

erotic Eroticism () is a quality that causes sexual feelings, as well as a philosophical contemplation concerning the aesthetics of sexual desire, sensuality, and romantic love. That quality may be found in any form of artwork, including painting, scul ...

– Eros, of Greek mythology *Euclidean –

Euclid Euclid (; grc-gre, Wikt:Εὐκλείδης, Εὐκλείδης; BC) was an ancient Greek mathematician active as a geometer and logician. Considered the "father of geometry", he is chiefly known for the ''Euclid's Elements, Elements'' trea ...

(as in '' Euclidean geometry'', ''

Euclidean algorithm In mathematics, the Euclidean algorithm,Some widely used textbooks, such as I. N. Herstein's ''Topics in Algebra'' and Serge Lang's ''Algebra'', use the term "Euclidean algorithm" to refer to Euclidean division or Euclid's algorithm, is an effi ...

'') *Eulerian –

Euler Leonhard Euler ( , ; 15 April 170718 September 1783) was a Swiss mathematician, physicist, astronomer, geographer, logician and engineer who founded the studies of graph theory and topology and made pioneering and influential discoveries in ma ...

(as in '' Eulerian path'') *Euripidean –

Euripides Euripides (; grc, Εὐριπίδης, Eurīpídēs, ; ) was a tragedian Tragedy (from the grc-gre, τραγῳδία, ''tragōidia'', ''tragōidia'') is a genre of drama based on human suffering and, mainly, the terrible or sorrowful e ...

*Eustachian – Eustachius (as in ''

Eustachian tube In anatomy, the Eustachian tube, also known as the auditory tube or pharyngotympanic tube, is a tube that links the nasopharynx to the middle ear, of which it is also a part. In adult humans, the Eustachian tube is approximately long and in d ...

'') *Everettian –

Hugh Everett III Hugh Everett III (; November 11, 1930 – July 19, 1982) was an American physicist who first proposed the many-worlds interpretation (MWI) of quantum physics, which he termed his "relative state" formulation. In contrast to the then-dominant Cope ...

(as in '' Everettian quantum theory'') *Fabian – Quintus Fabius Maximus Verrucosus (as in '' Fabian strategy'') *Fallopian – Gabriele Falloppio (as in ''

Fallopian tube The fallopian tubes, also known as uterine tubes, oviducts or salpinges (singular salpinx), are paired tubes in the human female that stretch from the uterus to the ovaries. The fallopian tubes are part of the female reproductive system. In ot ...

'') *Falstaffian – Sir John

Falstaff Sir John Falstaff is a fictional character who appears in three plays by William Shakespeare and is eulogised in a fourth. His significance as a fully developed character is primarily formed in the plays '' Henry IV, Part 1'' and '' Part 2'', w ...

Shakespeare William Shakespeare ( 26 April 1564 – 23 April 1616) was an English playwright, poet and actor. He is widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist. He is often called England's nation ...

's fictional character * Faradic –

Michael Faraday Michael Faraday (; 22 September 1791 – 25 August 1867) was an English scientist who contributed to the study of electromagnetism and electrochemistry. His main discoveries include the principles underlying electromagnetic inducti ...

*Fatimid – Fatima as-Zahra (as in ''

Fatimid caliphate The Fatimid Caliphate was an Isma'ilism, Ismaili Shia Islam, Shi'a caliphate extant from the tenth to the twelfth centuries AD. Spanning a large area of North Africa, it ranged from the Atlantic Ocean in the west to the Red Sea in the ea ...

'') *Faulknerian –

William Faulkner William Cuthbert Faulkner (; September 25, 1897 – July 6, 1962) was an American writer known for his novels and short stories set in the fictional Yoknapatawpha County, based on Lafayette County, Mississippi, where Faulkner spent most of ...

*Faustian – Faust,

Goethe Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (28 August 1749 – 22 March 1832) was a German poet, playwright, novelist, scientist, statesman, theatre director, and critic. His works include plays, poetry, literature, and aesthetic criticism, as well as treat ...

's fictional character (as in ''

Faustian deal A deal with the Devil (also called a Faustian bargain or Mephistophelian bargain) is a cultural motif exemplified by the legend of Faust and the figure of Mephistopheles, as well as being elemental to many Christian traditions. According to t ...

'') *Felliniesque –

Federico Fellini Federico Fellini (; 20 January 1920 – 31 October 1993) was an Italian film director and screenwriter known for his distinctive style, which blends fantasy and baroque images with earthiness. He is recognized as one of the greatest and most i ...

*Flavian – Titus Flavius Vespasianus (

Vespasian Vespasian (; la, Vespasianus ; 17 November AD 9 – 23/24 June 79) was a Roman emperor who reigned from AD 69 to 79. The fourth and last emperor who reigned in the Year of the Four Emperors, he founded the Flavian dynasty that ruled the Empi ...

) (as in ''

Flavian dynasty The Flavian dynasty ruled the Roman Empire between AD 69 and 96, encompassing the reigns of Vespasian (69–79), and his two sons Titus (79–81) and Domitian (81–96). The Flavians rose to power during the civil war of 69, known as ...

'') *Fordian –

Henry Ford Henry Ford (July 30, 1863 – April 7, 1947) was an American industrialist, business magnate, founder of the Ford Motor Company, and chief developer of the assembly line technique of mass production. By creating the first automobile that mi ...

(as in '' Society for the Propagation of Fordian Knowledge''); also Fordist *Fortean – Charles Fort (as in ''

Fortean Society The Fortean Society was started in the United States in 1931 during a meeting held in the New York flat of American writer Charles Hoy Fort, in order to promote his ideas. The Fortean Society was primarily based in New York City. Its first presiden ...

'') *Foucauldian –

Michel Foucault Paul-Michel Foucault (, ; ; 15 October 192625 June 1984) was a French philosopher, historian of ideas, writer, political activist, and literary critic. Foucault's theories primarily address the relationship between power and knowledge, and how ...

(as in ''

Foucauldian discourse analysis Foucauldian discourse analysis is a form of discourse analysis, focusing on power relationships in society as expressed through language and practices, and based on the theories of Michel Foucault. Subject of Analysis Besides focusing on the mean ...

'') *Franciscan – St. Francis of Assisi (as in ''

Franciscan Order , image = FrancescoCoA PioM.svg , image_size = 200px , caption = A cross, Christ's arm and Saint Francis's arm, a universal symbol of the Franciscans , abbreviation = OFM , predecessor = , ...

'') *Franklinic –

Benjamin Franklin Benjamin Franklin ( April 17, 1790) was an American polymath who was active as a writer, scientist, inventor, statesman, diplomat, printer, publisher, and political philosopher. Encyclopædia Britannica, Wood, 2021 Among the leading inte ...

(as in ''Franklinic electricity'', ''franklinic taste'') *Frederician –

Frederick the Great Frederick II (german: Friedrich II.; 24 January 171217 August 1786) was King in Prussia from 1740 until 1772, and King of Prussia from 1772 until his death in 1786. His most significant accomplishments include his military successes in the Sil ...

(as in ''

Frederician Rococo Rococo (, also ), less commonly Roccoco or Late Baroque, is an exceptionally ornamental and theatrical style of architecture, art and decoration which combines asymmetry, scrolling curves, gilding, white and pastel colours, sculpted moulding, ...

'') *Freirean – Paulo Freire (as in '' Freirean pedagogy'') *Freudian –

Sigmund Freud Sigmund Freud ( , ; born Sigismund Schlomo Freud; 6 May 1856 – 23 September 1939) was an Austrian neurologist and the founder of psychoanalysis, a clinical method for evaluating and treating psychopathology, pathologies explained as originatin ...

(as in ''

Freudian slip In psychoanalysis, a Freudian slip, also called parapraxis, is an error in speech, memory, or physical action that occurs due to the interference of an unconscious subdued wish or internal train of thought. Classical examples involve slips of t ...

'') *Frostian –

Robert Frost Robert Lee Frost (March26, 1874January29, 1963) was an American poet. His work was initially published in England before it was published in the United States. Known for his realistic depictions of rural life and his command of American colloq ...

*Fullerian –

John 'Mad Jack' Fuller John Fuller (20 February 1757 – 11 April 1834), better known as "Mad Jack" Fuller (although he himself preferred to be called "Honest John" Fuller), was Squire of the hamlet of Brightling, in Sussex, and politician who sat in the House of Com ...

(as in Fullerian Professor of Chemistry) *Fuxian – Johann Joseph Fux (as in Fuxian Counterpoint)

G–J

*Galilean –

Galileo Galilei Galileo di Vincenzo Bonaiuti de' Galilei (15 February 1564 – 8 January 1642) was an Italian astronomer, physicist and engineer, sometimes described as a polymath. Commonly referred to as Galileo, his name was pronounced (, ). He was ...

(as in ''Galilean moons'') *Galvanic – Luigi Galvani (as in ''Galvanic cell'') *Gandhian – Mahatma Gandhi (as in ''Gandhian economics'') *gargantuan – Gargantua, François Rabelais, Rabelais's fictional character *Gaullist – Charles de Gaulle *Gaussian – Carl Friedrich Gauss (as in ''Gaussian function'') *Genghisid – Genghis Khan *Georgian – any of the first 4 Hanoverian kings of England (all named George) *Georgist – Henry George (as in ''Georgism'') *Gilliamesque – Terry Gilliam (similar to ''Kafkaesque'' and ''Pythonesque'', said of films, animations, and scenarios) *Gladstonian – William Ewart Gladstone (as in ''Gladstonian Liberalism'') *Gödelian – Kurt Gödel (as in ''Gödelian incompleteness'') *Goulstonian – Theodore Goulston (as in Goulstonian Lecture) *Gregorian – Pope Gregory I (as in ''Gregorian chant''); Pope Gregory XIII (as in ''Gregorian calendar'') *Gricean – Paul Grice (as in ''Gricean maxims'') *Grundtvigian – N. F. S. Grundtvig (as in ''Grundtvigian Lutheranism'') *Hadrianic – Roman emperor Hadrian *Handelian – George Frideric Handel *Hamiltonian – Sir William Rowan Hamilton (as in ''Hamiltonian path''); Alexander Hamilton (as in ''Hamiltonian economic program'') *Hamitic – Ham, son of Noah, Ham (as in ''Hamitic languages'') *Harperite - Stephen Harper *Harveian – William Harvey (as in Harveian Oration) *Haydnesque – Joseph Haydn *Hayekian – Friedrich Hayek (as in ''Hayekian triangle'') *Hegelian – Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel (as in ''Hegelian dialectic'') *Henrician – Henry VIII of England, King Henry VIII (as in ''Henrician Reformation''); Henry III of France (as in ''Henrician Articles'') *herculean – Hercules, of Greek mythology (as in ''The Twelve Labours, herculean task'') *hermaphroditic – Hermaphroditus, of Greek mythology *hermetic – Hermes Trismegistus, a mythological alchemist (as in ''hermetically sealed, hermetic seal'') *Hermitian – Charles Hermite (as in ''Hermitian matrix'') *Herodian – Herod the Great (as in ''Herodian Dynasty'') *Heronian – Hero of Alexandria (as in ''Heronian triangle'') *Hilbertian – David Hilbert (as in ''Hilbertian field'') *Hippocratic – Hippocrates (as in ''Hippocratic Oath'') *Hitchcockian – Alfred Hitchcock *Hitlerian – Adolf Hitler *Hobbesian – Thomas Hobbes *Holmesian – Sherlock Holmes, Arthur Conan Doyle, Conan Doyle's fictional character; also Sherlockian *Homeric – Homer *Horatian – Horace (as in ''Horatian satire'') *Humean – David Hume *Hunterian – William Hunter (anatomist) (as in ''Hunterian Museum'') *Hussite – Jan Hus (as in ''Hussite Wars'') *Hutterite – Jacob Hutter *Ignatian – Ignatius of Loyola (as in ''Ignatian spirituality'') *Imeldific – Imelda Marcos (meaning ostentatious; extravagant) *Irenic – Eirene (daughter of Poseidon), Eirene (of Greek mythology; meaning peaceable) *Jacksonian – Andrew Jackson (as in ''Jacksonian democracy''); John Hughlings Jackson (as in ''Jacksonian seizure'') *Jacobean – James I of England, King James I (as in ''Jacobean era'') *Jacobian – Carl Gustav Jakob Jacobi, Carl Gustav Jacobi (as in ''Jacobian matrix'') *Jacobite – James II of England, King James II (as in ''Jacobitism'') *Jagiellonian – Władysław II Jagiełło (as in ''Jagiellonian dynasty'') *Japhetic – Japheth (as in ''Japhetic theory (linguistics), Japhetic theory'') *Jeffersonian – Thomas Jefferson (as in ''Jeffersonian democracy'') *Johannine – John the Evangelist, Saint John the Evangelist (as in ''Johannine literature'') *Johnsonian – Samuel Johnson *Jordanesque – Michael Jordan (usually denotes remarkable athletic achievement or dominance) *Josephite – Saint Joseph (as in ''Josephite Marriage'' or ''Josephite Fathers'') *jovial – Jove, Jove/Jupiter, of Roman mythology; also Jovian (Emperor), Jovian *Joycean – James Joyce (as in ''Pre-Joycean Fellowship'') *Julian –

(as in ''Julian calendar'') *Jungian – Carl Jung (as in ''Jungian psychology'') *Junoesque – Juno (mythology), Juno, of Roman mythology *Justinianic – Justinian I *Juvenalian – Juvenal (as in ''Juvenalian satire'')

K–M

*Kafkaesque – Franz Kafka *Kantianism, Kantian – Immanuel Kant *Keatsian – John Keats * Kemalist – Kemal Atatürk *Kennedyesque – John F. Kennedy *Keynesian – John Maynard Keynes (as in ''Keynesian economics'') *Kierkegaardian – Søren Kierkegaard *Kirbyesque – Jack Kirby *Kubrickian – Stanley Kubrick *Lacanian – Jacques Lacan (as in ''Lacanian psychoanalysis'') *Lagrangian – Joseph-Louis Lagrange (as in ''Lagrangian point'') *Lamarckian – Jean-Baptiste Lamarck (as in ''Lamarckism, Lamarckian evolution'') *Landian – Nick Land *Laplacian – Pierre-Simon Laplace (as in ''Laplacian vector field, Laplacian field'', ''Laplacian matrix'') *Levitical – Levi (as in ''Levitical Priesthood'') *Leibnizian – Gottfried Leibniz (as in ''Leibnizian calculus'') *Leninist – Vladimir Lenin *Lilian – Aloysius Lilius (as in ''Lilian date'') *Linnaean – Carl Linnaeus (as in ''Linnaean taxonomy'') *Lincolnesque – Abraham Lincoln; also Lincolnian *Lisztian – Franz Liszt *Lockean – John Locke *Lorentzian – Hendrik Lorentz (as in ''Lorentzian function'') *Lovecraftian – H. P. Lovecraft (as in ''Lovecraftian horror'') *Lucan – Luke the Evangelist, Saint Luke the Evangelist (as in ''Lucan Theology'') *Lucasian – Henry Lucas (politician), Henry Lucas (as in ''Lucasian Professor for Mathematics, Lucasian Professor'') *Luddite – Ned Ludd *Lullian – Ramon Llull (as in ''Lullian art''); also Llullian *Lumleian – John Lumley, 1st Baron Lumley (as in Lumleian Lectures) *Lutheran – Martin Luther *Lynchian – David Lynch *macadamized – John Loudon McAdam (as in ''macadamized system'') *Maccabean – Judas Maccabeus (as in ''Maccabean revolt'') *MacGyverian – Angus MacGyver *Wikt:Machiavellian, Machiavellian – Niccolò Machiavelli *MacIntyrean – Alasdair MacIntyre (as in ''MacIntyrean moral tradition'') *Madisonian – James Madison (as in ''Madisonian Model'') *Magellanic – Ferdinand Magellan (as in ''Magellanic Clouds'') *Mahlerian – Gustav Mahler *Malpighian – Marcello Malpighi (as in ''Renal corpuscle#Eponym, Malpighian corpuscle'') *Malthusian – Thomas Malthus (as in ''Malthusian catastrophe'') *Manichaean – Mani (prophet), Mani *manueline – Manuel I of Portugal *Maoism, Maoist – Mao Zedong *Marcan – Mark the Evangelist, Saint Mark the Evangelist, (as in ''Marcan Priority'') *Marian – Mary, the mother of Jesus, Mary (as in ''Marian apparition''); Gaius Marius (as in ''Marian reforms'') *Marivaudian – Pierre de Marivaux *Markov process, Markovian – Andrey Markov (as in ''Markovian process'') *Marlenesque – Marlene Dietrich (as in ''Marlenesque nose'') *Marlovian – Christopher Marlowe (as in ''Marlovian theory'') *martial – Mars (god), Mars, of Roman mythology (as in ''Martial arts'') *Martinite - Paul Martin *Marxist – Karl Marx (as in ''Marxist theory''); also Marxian (as in ''Marxian economics'') *Maslowian – Abraham Maslow; also Maslovian *masochistic – Leopold von Sacher-Masoch *Matthean – Matthew the Apostle, Saint Matthew the Evangelist, (as in ''Matthean Exception'') *maudlin – Mary Magdalene *Maxwellian – James Clerk Maxwell (as in ''Maxwell–Boltzmann distribution, Maxwellian distribution'', ''Maxwell's demon, Maxwellian demon'') *mazarine – Cardinal Mazarin (as in ''Cardinal Mazarin#Mazarine blue colour, mazarine blue'') *McCarthyist – Joseph McCarthy *Melchizedek – Melchizedek (as in ''Melchizedek priesthood)'' *Mendelian – Gregor Mendel (as in ''Mendelian inheritance'') *Mendelssohnian – Felix Mendelssohn *Menippean – Menippus (as in ''Menippean satire'') *Mennonite – Menno Simons *mercurial – Mercury (mythology), Mercury *Merovingian – Merovech (as in ''Merovingian dynasty'') *Metonic – Meton (as in ''Metonic cycle'') *Millian – John Stuart Mill (as in ''Millian theory of proper names'') *Miltonic – John Milton; also Miltonian *Minkowskian – Hermann Minkowski *Mithridatic – Mithridates VI (as in ''Mithridatic Wars'') *Mohammedan – Muhammad (as in ''Muhammadan art, Mohammedan art'') *Mosaic – Moses (as in ''Torah, Mosaic Law'', but not as in ''mosaic floor'') *Mozartean – Wolfgang Mozart

N–Q

*Napierian – John Napier (as in ''Napierian logarithm'') *Napoleonic – Napoleon I of France, Napoléon Bonaparte (as in ''Napoleonic code'') *Narcissism, narcissistic – Narcissus (mythology), Narcissus, of Greek mythology (as in ''Narcissistic personality disorder'') *Nehruvian – Jawaharlal Nehru *Neronian – Nero *Nervan – Nerva (as in '' Nervan-Antonian dynasty'') *Nestorianism, Nestorian – Nestorius (as in ''Nestorian Schism'') *Newtonianism, Newtonian – Isaac Newton (as in ''Newtonian telescope'') *Nietzschean – Friedrich Nietzsche (as in ''Nietzschean affirmation'') *Nixonian – Richard Nixon *Noachian – Noah (as in ''Noachian deluge'') *Noetherian – Emmy Noether (as in ''Noetherian ring'') *Norquistian – Grover Norquist *Odinic – Odin *Odyssean – Odysseus *Oedipal – Oedipus, of Greek mythology (as in ''Oedipal complex'') *ohmic – Georg Ohm (as in ''ohmic device'') *Onanism, onanistic – Onan * Orbanist – Victor Orban *Orphic – Orpheus, of Greek mythology (as in ''Orphic Mysteries'') *Orwellian – George Orwell *Osirian – Osiris, of Egyptian mythology *Ottoman – Osman I (as in ''Ottoman Empire'') *Ottonian – Otto I the Great (as in ''Ottonian Dynasty'') *Ovidian – Ovid *Oxfordian – Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford (as in ''Oxfordian theory'') *Palinian – Michael Palin (as in ''Palinian wit'') *Palladian – Andrea Palladio (as in ''Palladian architecture'') *Panglossian – Candide, Pangloss, Voltaire's fictional character *Paracelsianism, Paracelsian – Paracelsus *parkinsonian – James Parkinson (as in ''Parkinson's disease, parkinsonian syndrome'') *pasteurized – Louis Pasteur (as in ''pasteurized milk'') *Pauline – Paul of Tarsus (as in ''Pauline epistles'') *Pavlovian – Ivan Pavlov (as in ''Pavlovian conditioning'') *Pecksniffian – Seth Pecksniff, Charles Dickens, Dickens' fictional character *Pelagian – Pelagius (as in ''Pelagianism, Pelagian heresy'') *Pepysian – Samuel Pepys *Periclean – Pericles (as in ''Periclean Athens'') *Petrine – Saint Peter (as in ''Primacy of Simon Peter, Petrine primacy''); also Peter I of Russia, Peter the Great (as in ''Petrine baroque'') *Piagetian – Jean Piaget (as in ''Theory of cognitive development, Piagetian theory'') *Pickwickian – Samuel Pickwick, Charles Dickens, Dickens' fictional character *Pigouvian – Arthur Cecil Pigou (as in ''Pigouvian Tax'') *Pinteresque – Harold Pinter *Platonic – Plato (as in ''Platonic love'') *Plinian – Pliny the Elder, Pliny (as in ''Plinian eruption'') *Plutarchian – Plutarch *plutonic – Pluto (god), Pluto, of Greek & Roman mythology (as in ''Plutonic theory''); also plutonian *Pollyannish – Pollyanna, fictional character *Pombaline – Marquis of Pombal (as in ''Pombaline Downtown'') *Popperian – Karl Popper (as in ''Popperian falsification'') *Procrustean – Procrustes, of Greek mythology (as in ''Pombaline Downtown'') *Promethean – Prometheus, of Greek mythology *protean – Proteus, of Greek mythology *Proustian – Marcel Proust (as in ''Proustian memory'') *Ptolemaic – Ptolemy (as in ''Ptolemaic system''); Ptolemy I Soter (as in ''Ptolemaic dynasty'') *Putinist – Vladimir Putin (as in ''Putinist Russia'') *Pyrrhic – Pyrrhus of Epirus (as in ''Pyrrhic victory'') *Pyrrhonian – Pyrrho (as in ''Pyrrhonian skepticism'') *Pythagorean – Pythagoras (as in ''Pythagorean theorem'') *Pythonic – Monty Python, a more correct eponym, used by Terry Jones, for the more commonly used Pythonesque (as in ''Monty Python, Pythonic sketches'') *Pythonesque – Monty Python, fictional character name from television comedy (as in ''Monty Python, Pythonesque humour'') *Quirinal – Quirinus, of Roman mythology (as in ''Quirinal Hill'') *Quixotism, quixotic – Don Quixote, Miguel de Cervantes, Cervantes' fictional character

R–U

*Rabelaisian – François Rabelais *Rachmaninovian – Sergei Rachmaninoff *Randian – Ayn Rand (as in ''Randian hero'') *Raphaelesque – Raphael; also Raphaelite (as in ''Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood'') *Rastafarian – Haile Selassie of Ethiopia, Ras Tafari (Haile Selassie) *Reaganesque – Ronald Reagan *Reithian – John Reith, 1st Baron Reith, John Reith (as in Reithian principles) *Ricardian – David Ricardo (as in ''Ricardian economics'') *Richardsonian – Henry Hobson Richardson (as in ''Richardsonian Romanesque'') *Riemannian – Bernhard Riemann (as in ''Riemannian geometry'') *ritzy – César Ritz *Rockwellian – Norman Rockwell *Rogerian – Carl Rogers (as in ''Person-centered psychotherapy, Rogerian therapy'') *Rothbardian – Murray Rothbard, Murray N. Rothbard *Rousseauian – Jean-Jacques Rousseau *Rubenesque – Peter Paul Rubens *Rumsfeldian – Donald Rumsfeld *Ruthian – Babe Ruth *Sadism and Masochism, sadistic – Marquis de Sade *Sambergian – Andy Samberg *Samsonian – Samson *Sapphic – Sappho (as in ''Sapphic love'') *Sartrean – Jean-Paul Sartre *Sasanian – Sassan (as in ''Sasanian dynasty''); also Sassanian, Sassanid *satanic – Satan (as in ''Satanic Verses'') *Saturnine – Saturn (as in Saturnine temperament) *Schenkerian – Heinrich Schenker as in Schenkerian analysis *Schubertian – Franz Schubert *Seleucid – Seleucus I Nicator (as in ''Seleucid Empire'') *Semitic – Shem (as in ''Semitic languages'') *Senecan – Seneca the Younger, Seneca (as in ''Senecan Tragedy'') *Servian – Servius Tullius (as in ''Servian Wall'') *Severan – Septimius Severus (as in ''Severan dynasty'') *Shakespearean – William Shakespeare (as in ''Shakespearean authorship'', ''Shakespearean tragedy'') *Shavian – George Bernard Shaw (as in ''Shavian alphabet'', ''Shavian reversal'') *Sistine – Pope Sixtus IV (as in ''Sistine Chapel'') *Sisyphean – Sisyphus, of Greek mythology *Skinnerian – B. F. Skinner (as in ''Radical behaviorism, Skinnerian behaviorism'') *Smithsonian – James Smithson (as in ''Smithsonian Institution'') *Socinian – Faustus Socinus *Socratic – Socrates (as in ''Socratic method'') *Solomonic – Solomon (as in ''Solomonic dynasty'') *Solonian – Solon (as in ''Solonian Constitution'') *Sophoclean – Sophocles *Spencerian – Platt Rogers Spencer (as in ''Spencerian Script, Spencerian script'') *Spenserian – Edmund Spenser (as in ''Spenserian stanza'') *Spielbergian – Steven Spielberg *Spinozist – Baruch Spinoza (as in ''Spinozism'') * Stalinist – Joseph Stalin (as in ''Stalinist architecture'') *stentorian – Stentor, of Greek mythology * Swiftian – Jonathan Swift (as in ''Swiftian satire'') or Taylor Swift (as in ''Swiftian songwriting'') *sybaritic – Sybaris *tantalizing – Tantalus *Tennysonian – Alfred, Lord Tennyson *terpsichorean – Terpsichore *Thatcherite – Margaret Thatcher *Theodosian – Count Theodosius (as in ''Theodosian dynasty'') *thespian – Thespis *Thomism, Thomist – Thomas Aquinas, St. Thomas Aquinas (as in ''Thomist philosophy'') *Thomsonian – Dr. Samuel Thomson (as in ''Thomsonian Medicine'') *Thoreauvian – Henry David Thoreau *thrasonical – Eunuchus, Thraso, Terence's fictional character *Titchy – Little Tich, stage name of Harry Relph *Titian – Titian (as in ''titian-coloured'') *Timurid – Timur (Tamerlane) (as in ''Timurid Empire'') *Tironian – Marcus Tullius Tiro (as in ''Tironian notes'') *Titanic – Titan (mythology), Titan (as in ''Titanic prime'') *Tolkienism – J. R. R. Tolkien *Tolstoyan – Leo Tolstoy; also Tolstoian *Torricellian – Evangelista Torricelli (as in ''Torricellian chamber'') *Trotskyist – Leon Trotsky; also Trotskyite *Trudeauvian - Pierre Trudeau, Pierre or Justin Trudeau *Trumpian – Donald Trump *Tychonic – Tycho Brahe (as in ''Tychonic system''); also Tychonian *Umayyad – Umayya ibn Abd Shams (as in ''Umayyad Dynasty'')

V–Z

* Vattelian – Emer de Vattel *Vesalian – Vesalius *Vestal – Vesta (mythology), Vesta, of Roman mythology (as in ''Vestal Virgin'') *Victorian – Victoria of the United Kingdom, Queen Victoria (as in ''Victorian era'') *Virgilian – Virgil; also Vergilian *Vitruvian – Marcus Vitruvius Pollio (as in ''Vitruvian Man'') *Voltaic – Alessandro Volta (as in ''Voltaic pile'') *Voltairean – Voltaire *Vonnegutian – Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. *Vygotskian – Lev Vygotsky *Wagnerian – Richard Wagner (as in ''Wagnerian rock'') *Waldensian – Peter Waldo (as in ''Waldensian Church'') *Wardian – Nathaniel Bagshaw Ward (as in ''Wardian Case'') *Washingtonian – George Washington; Martha Washington (as in ''Washingtonian movement'') *Wesleyanism, Wesleyan – John Wesley (as in ''Wesleyan Church'') *Wavian – Evelyn Waugh *Whedonesque – Joss Whedon (popularized by the fan site ''Whedonesque.com'') *Whitlamesque – Gough Whitlam *Wildean – Oscar Wilde *Williamite – William III of England, King William III (as in ''Williamite War'') *Wilsonian – Woodrow Wilson *Wolffian – Caspar Friedrich Wolff (a ''Wolffian body'', as in ''Wolffian duct'') and Christian Wolff (philosopher) *Woodwardian – John Woodward (naturalist), John Woodward (as in Woodwardian Professor of Geology) *Wordsworthean – William Wordsworth, (as in ''Wadsworthean ego'') *Wronskian – Josef Hoëné-Wroński (as in ''Wronskian, Wronskian determinant'') *Zoroastrian – Zoroaster (Zarathustra); also Zarathustrian *Memorialism, Zwinglian – Huldrych Zwingli

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