Nameling
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 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
More examples"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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