Sekirov Dictionary

namesake

/ˈneɪmseɪk/

noun 5
verb 1
forms 3

noun5

•
A person with the same name as another.
- The statesman Winston Churchill has a namesake, the American novelist Winston Churchill.
•
One who is named after another, often a child named after the parent or an ancestor.
- Bill Sr's namesake, Bill Jr, is 30 years younger.
Something (especially a ship, a building, or a medical condition, symptom, or sign) that is named after someone or something.
An entity that lends its name to another entity.
•
One for whom another is named, often the parent or ancestor who gave the name to a child.
- Bill Jr's namesake, Bill Sr, is 30 years older.

verb1

To name (somebody) after somebody else.

forms

namesaked · namesaking · namesakes

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