Nameling

noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Any of a group of people sharing the same name archaic, rare

    "Eveline Hill, the protagonist of the Dubliners story "Eveline," for example, successfully extricates herself from the confines of her "Eve" name since, like her nameling in the Garden of Eden who was tempted by promises of knowledge, Eveline, too, is tempted: […]"

Example

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"Eveline Hill, the protagonist of the Dubliners story "Eveline," for example, successfully extricates herself from the confines of her "Eve" name since, like her nameling in the Garden of Eden who was tempted by promises of knowledge, Eveline, too, is tempted: […]"

Etymology

From name + -ling.

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