What does "homonymous" mean?

Having the same name as another (i.e., like a namesake).

Homonymous

Common synonyms include: homonymic, form-identical, identically named, ipsilateral, label identical, name-identical.

adj

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Adjective

1
Having the same name as another (i.e., like a namesake). not-comparable
2
Of or pertaining to a homonym. not-comparable
3
Having homonymous hemianopsia (blindness in the same side of both eyes) not-comparable

Adjective

"In Russian, the words for "caress, endearment" and "least weasel" are homonymous and possibly related etymologically."

Adapted borrowing of Latin homōnymus (“having the same name”) + -ous, from Ancient Greek ὁμώνυμος (homṓnumos). By surface analysis, homonym + -ous.