famous name

[+Notable] [–Saint]

a notable name derived from the name or names of a famous person who was not a saint; the f. n. is a given name together with a surname or given name introduced in PS-RULE [PS5]; examples abound in the names of kings and other notables: Friedrich Wilhelm (King of Prussia), Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin, George Washington; the f. n. is not a distinct class, but the parts are not independently chosen, i.e, there are co-occurrence restrictions; the initials of an historical f. n. are often later a given name in their own right, such as “T.J.”, or “B.F.” (“Biff”)