Changmiania liaoningensis, named after the Liaoning province, comes to mind, and a trilobite named Han Solo[0] after the Han people of China.
There are entire lists named after Harry Potter[1], Tolkien[2], and Pokemon[3]. Scientists are both utter nerds and not terribly stuck on sticking to Latin and Greek for their naming.
There are entire lists named after Harry Potter[1], Tolkien[2], and Pokemon[3]. Scientists are both utter nerds and not terribly stuck on sticking to Latin and Greek for their naming.
[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Han_(trilobite)
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_organisms_named_after_...
[2] http://tolkiengateway.net/wiki/Species_named_after_Tolkien's...
[3] https://gamerant.com/species-named-after-pokemon/