Namesake

//ˈneɪmseɪk// noun, verb

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    An entity that lends its name to another entity.
  2. 2
    a person with the same name as another wordnet
  3. 3
    An entity that lends its name to another entity.; A person with the same name as another.

    "The statesman Winston Churchill has a namesake, the American novelist Winston Churchill."

  4. 4
    An entity that lends its name to another entity.; A person with the same name as another.; One who is named after another, often a child named after the parent or an ancestor.

    "Bill Sr's namesake, Bill Jr, is 30 years younger."

  5. 5
    An entity that lends its name to another entity.; A person with the same name as another.; One for whom another is named, often the parent or ancestor who gave the name to a child.

    "Bill Jr's namesake, Bill Sr, is 30 years older."

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  1. 6
    Something (especially a ship, a building, or a medical condition, symptom, or sign) that is named after someone or something. broadly
Verb
  1. 1
    To name (somebody) after somebody else. transitive

Etymology

Etymology 1

Mid-17th century. Equivalent to name + sake. From the phrase “for (one's) name's sake”, first found in Bible translations as a rendering of a Calque of Hebrew לְמַעַן שְׁמוֹ (l'má'an sh'mó) idiom meaning “to protect one's reputation” or possibly “vouched for by one's reputation”. A familiar example is in Psalm 23:3.

Etymology 2

Mid-17th century. Equivalent to name + sake. From the phrase “for (one's) name's sake”, first found in Bible translations as a rendering of a Calque of Hebrew לְמַעַן שְׁמוֹ (l'má'an sh'mó) idiom meaning “to protect one's reputation” or possibly “vouched for by one's reputation”. A familiar example is in Psalm 23:3.

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