kirchhoffi

Kirchhoffi is a surname of German origin, related to the more common surname Kirchhoff. In modern usage, the form Kirchhoffi is encountered primarily as a Latinized epithet in scientific naming, where it is used to honor a person with the surname Kirchhoff.

In biological taxonomy, kirchhoffi (lowercase) is a typical specific epithet appearing in binomial names across multiple genera. The epithet signals eponymy rather than a description of the organism, indicating that the species was named in honor of a Kirchhoff. The exact individual honored by a given kirchhoffi epithet is not specified by the epithet alone and depends on the taxonomic publication.

There is no single widely recognized geographic place or institution universally identified as Kirchhoffi. The term is mainly encountered in genealogical records as a surname variant and in taxonomy as an eponymic epithet rather than as a standalone name for a distinct taxon or location.

See also: Kirchhoff, Gustav Kirchhoff, taxonomy, eponym.