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namesake

[ neym-seyk ]

/ ˈneɪmˌseɪk /

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noun

a person named after another.

a person having the same name as another.

Origin of namesake

1640–50; alteration of name's ( name + 's¹) sake¹

Words nearby namesake

namecheck, nameless, namely, namen, nameplate, namesake, nametag, nametape, namhoi, namib desert, namibe

Example sentences from the Web for namesake

I remind Deen that his namesake died in an infamously horrible car crash, so he may want to cool it on texting and driving.

My Bizarre Night With James Deen, Libertarian Porn Star |Emily Shire |November 12, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
This was even before the nonprofit group hired a Boston law firm to investigate its namesake as Newsweek was preparing its story.

Who’s Telling The Truth About Somaly Mam? A Smashed Icon, A Media Brawl—and a Comeback |Lloyd Grove |September 19, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
The cap stayed only because it referenced Civil War-era California state lawmaker Abner Weed, the namesake of the town.

Meet the Beer Bottle Dictator |Tim Mak |August 12, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
An absentee father is loitering about with his son and namesake, Mason Jr., at a deserted concert hall.

The Making of ‘Boyhood’: Richard Linklater’s 12-Year Journey to Create An American Masterpiece |Marlow Stern |July 10, 2014 |DAILY BEAST

The sand on its namesake beach turns gray as the sun dips behind the Two Brothers, twin granite spires at the far side of the bay.

Rio’s Real-Life Slumdog Millionaires |Brandon Presser |June 18, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
He found out afterwards, however, that his namesake was a sloop-of-war.

Heads and Tales |Various
Perhaps that man with the book was his namesake, the departed Alfred Dare.

The Danvers Jewels, and Sir Charles Danvers |Mary Cholmondeley
Meanwhile this same radiant young woman was getting acquainted with her namesake.

The Turn of the Tide |Eleanor H. Porter
His successor and namesake did his best to squander away his fortune of thirty thousand pounds a year.

Nooks and Corners of Old England |Allan Fea
I remember taking little Fred, my namesake and eldest son, to skate with me one winter's afternoon on a suburban pond.

The Opinions of a Philosopher |Robert Grant

British Dictionary definitions for namesake

namesake

/ (ˈneɪmˌseɪk) /

noun

a person or thing named after another

a person or thing with the same name as another

Word Origin for namesake

C17: probably a shortening of the phrase describing people connected for the name's sake