Namesake

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. One that is named after another.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. One who is named after another or for whom another is named.
  • n. A person with the same name as another.
  • n. A ship or a building that is named after someone or something
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. One that has the same name as another; especially, one called after, or named out of regard to, another.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. One who is named after or for the sake of another; hence, one who has the same name as another.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. a person with the same name as another
    • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    person    mortal    individual    someone    soul    somebody   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    homonym    name child    name son   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    grandson    son-in-law    granddaughter    heiress    kinsman    nephew    grandchild    dramatist    daughter-in-law    biographer   
     
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