namesake

Speech parts

1. namesake - Noun

2. namesake - Verb

Meaning

One that has the same name as another; especially, one called after, or named out of regard to, another.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

after name term body character style title sign description handle label brand behalf designation tag
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Antonyms

name neglect prejudice disregard nameless disfavor
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Hypernyms

individual person soul mortal somebody someone

Phrases with the word

namesake action namesake behavior namesake deed namesake song namesake activity

Examples

A legacy of lives he touched during his 16-year coaching career, from fellow head coaches to former players, and now a high school with his namesake. Source: Internet

Also coming to believe in the idea of Superman, Manhattan restored the DC timeline, saved his own world from nuclear destruction, and created a new hero in Clark, a young boy that seems destined to use Manhattan's powers after his namesake. Source: Internet

According to S. Suchodolski, the monetary system was installed by Mieszko I's grandson and namesake, Mieszko II Lambert. Source: Internet

Alan Turing: computer scientist and namesake developer of the Turing Test as a method of measuring the intelligence of a machine. Source: Internet

Already, a major building on its Los Angeles campus has been relieved of its namesake, Rufus B. von KleinSmid, the school’s fifth president and a leading voice in California’s eugenics movement of the early 20th century. Source: Internet

As fascinating as this is for some, it does lag in parts and becomes almost indulgent in others, saved only by another wayward action or comment from its namesake character. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

names names and titles names of the files namesake action namesake activity namesake behavior