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namesake
[neym-seyk]
noun
a person or thing named after another or whose name is given to another person or thing.
Little Dora lay asleep in the arms of her namesake, great-aunt Dora.
The memory of Robert and Signe McMichael is honored in their namesake, the McMichael Canadian Art Collection.
a person or thing having the same name as another.
The cities of Hyderabad, Pakistan, and Hyderabad, India, are namesakes.
namesake
/ ˈneɪmˌseɪk /
noun
a person or thing named after another
a person or thing with the same name as another
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of namesake1
Example Sentences
Sabadell’s management fiercely defended the independence of the lender, which is based in its namesake town just outside Barcelona.
Woody and Christopher were the namesakes of Johnson’s surviving siblings, the former a prominent Republican fundraiser and owner of the New York Jets.
She’s the namesake of the exhibit “Cha-Rie Tang: 48 Years of Artistic Innovation in Pasadena,” which opened at the museum Oct.
Matthew Broderick’s namesake character realizes every teen’s fantasy of flouting authority and getting away with it – the essence of rich white kid privilege.
Giant Pacific octopuses inhabit the waters of their namesake ocean from Southern California to Alaska.
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