Namesake Definition

nāmsāk
noun
A person with the same name as another.
Webster's New World
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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Other Word Forms of Namesake

Noun

Singular:
namesake
Plural:
namesakes

Origin of Namesake

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

    From Wiktionary

  • From the phrase for the name's sake

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

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).

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

  • 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.

  • 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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Words Starting With

NNANAM

Words Ending With

EKEAKE

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Words Starting With N and Ending With E

Starts With N & Ends With EStarts With NA & Ends With EStarts With N & Ends With KE

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8 Letter Words8 Letter Words Starting With N8 Letter Words Ending With E