namesake
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
name + sake. From the phrase "(one's) name's sake"; first recorded in the mid seventeenth century.
[edit] Pronunciation
[edit] Noun
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namesake (plural namesakes)
- One who is named after another or for whom another is named.
- A person, place or thing having the same name as another.
[edit] Translations
person, place or thing named after another person, place or thing
person, place or thing having the same name as another
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