namesake
Americannoun
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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.
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a person or thing having the same name as another.
The cities of Hyderabad, Pakistan, and Hyderabad, India, are namesakes.
noun
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a person or thing named after another
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a person or thing with the same name as another
Etymology
Origin of namesake
First recorded in 1640–50; alteration of name's ( name + 's 1 ) sake 1
Example Sentences
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Clorox, whose brands include its namesake cleaner, as well as Hidden Valley, Pine-Sol, and more, has struggled as inflation-addled shoppers sought generic products.
From Barron's
And the band announced Tuesday they’re parting ways with the Wasserman Music agency because the namesake of the agency turned up in the Epstein files.
From Los Angeles Times
They saw no signs yet that he would part with his namesake sports agency, which he has helmed for over two decades and whose clients have been less vocally critical.
From Los Angeles Times
Wall Street is once again putting that proposition to the test, pushing Dow’s namesake index to a level unfathomable in its double-digit days near the turn of the 20th century.
The smiley face is a code for my dad’s namesake.
From Literature
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