Eiffel is a name. That doesn't mean anything in French.
In french the name is Tour Eiffel. So the proper name is Eiffel Tower.
Eiffel was the name of the man who designed the Eiffel Tower...it was named after him.
From the name of the main contractor, Gustave Eiffel
"Eiffel" in French refers to the famous Eiffel Tower, a wrought-iron lattice tower in Paris, France. It was named after the engineer Gustave Eiffel, who designed and oversaw its construction.
He was remembered because of his last name was Eiffel and he named the Eiffel tower after his last name
Gustave Eiffel is the engineer who championed the idea of the tower and build it. Hence the public of Paris gave his name to the Eiffel tower (he did not name himself the tower).
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Gustave. Gustave Eiffel.
The Eiffel Tower is named after its designer: the engineer Gustave Eiffel.
Named after designer-his last name was Eiffel.