ident ▁Names . ▁The ▁term ▁first ▁appeared ▁in ▁print ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 8 ▁in ▁Names ' ▁Names : ▁A ▁Des cript ive ▁and ▁Pres cript ive ▁On ym icon ▁by ▁George ▁H . ▁Sche etz . ▁See ▁also ▁tax onym . ▁ ▁end onym : ▁A ▁self - ass igned ▁name ▁by ▁loc als ▁of ▁a ▁place . ▁Also ▁known ▁as ▁an ▁aut onym ▁( not ▁to ▁be ▁confused ▁with ▁the ▁aut onym ▁in ▁bot any ). ▁ ▁e pon ym : ▁a ▁botan ical , ▁zo ological , ▁art work , ▁or ▁place ▁name ▁that ▁der ives ▁from ▁a ▁real ▁or ▁legend ary ▁person ; ▁a ▁name ▁for ▁a ▁real ▁or ▁hypoth et ical ▁person ▁from ▁whom ▁a ▁botan ical , ▁ge ographical , ▁art work ▁or ▁zo ological ▁name ▁is ▁derived ; ▁a ▁person ▁after ▁whom ▁a ▁medical ▁condition ▁is ▁named , ▁or ▁the ▁condition ▁so ▁named . ▁A ▁type ▁of ▁tax onym . ▁ ▁erg onym : ▁sometimes ▁used ▁for ▁the ▁name ▁of ▁an ▁institution ▁or ▁commercial ▁firm ▁ ▁eth n onym : ▁a ▁name ▁of ▁an ▁eth nic ▁group . ▁A ▁type ▁of ▁tax onym . ▁ ▁ex onym : ▁a ▁name ▁used ▁by ▁one ▁group ▁of ▁people ▁for ▁another ▁group , ▁but ▁who ▁call ▁themselves ▁by ▁a ▁different ▁name , ▁such ▁as ▁" G erm ans " ▁for ▁" De utsch e "; ▁a ▁place ▁name ▁used ▁by ▁one ▁group ▁that ▁diff ers ▁from ▁the ▁name ▁used ▁by ▁the ▁people ▁who ▁live ▁there , ▁such ▁as