Namesake meaning

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One who is named after another or for whom another is named.
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A person with the same name as another.
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The definition of a namesake is a person named after someone.

An example of a namesake is a son given the exact same name as his father.

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A person with the same name as another.
  • A person in relation to someone he or she is named after.
  • A person in relation to someone named after him or her.
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One that is named after another.
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A ship or a building that is named after someone or something.
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Origin of namesake

  • From the phrase for the name's sake

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • name +"Ž sake. From the phrase "(one's) name's sake"; first recorded in the mid-seventeenth century.

    From Wiktionary

Namesake Sentence Examples

  • I hope I shall see you and my beautiful namesake some time.

  • The last of the direct descendants of Simon Grynaeus was his namesake Simon (1725-1799), translator into German of French and English anti-deistical works, and author of a version of the Bible in modern German (1776).

  • He was born on the 27th of December 1350, and died by a fall from his horse, like his namesake, cousin and contemporary of Castile.

  • This event, among others, awoke strong suspicions as to the legitimacy of his heir and namesake, Henry, prince of Conde (1588-1646).

  • The principal source for the history of this time is the biographical inscription at El Kab of a namesake of the king, Ahmosi son of Abana, a sailor and warrior whose exploits extend to the reign of TethmOsis I.

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