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