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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He returned to the replacements in place of his namesake against Scotland, leaving the Harlequins playmaker out of the matchday squad - even with his ability to cover full-back.
From BBC
Tripadvisor’s namesake brand allows users to search and review hotels and other travel experiences.
Its home base has remained in its namesake Virginia hometown—also known as the “Ham Capital of the World.”
AI search engine Perplexity has been testing ads in the United States since 2024, while Google is also testing ads in the AI "overviews" its namesake search engine has been offering since last year.
From Barron's
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
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