The word eponym is also used loosely to describe something which is named after a place. Denim, for instance, comes originally from the French city of Nîmes.

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Mind you, if you're going to use technical terms then you might as well be accurate as well, and call something named after a place a toponym.
Thing To Use Today: an eponym. This word comes from the Greek word epōnumos, which means giving a significant name.
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