namesake
Pronunciation: /ˈneɪmseɪk/
The English word “namesake” has 6 meanings listed here.
noun
- An entity that lends its name to another entity.
- A person with the same name as another.
- One who is named after another, often a child named after the parent or an ancestor.
- One for whom another is named, often the parent or ancestor who gave the name to a child.
- Something (especially a ship, a building, or a medical condition, symptom, or sign) that is named after someone or something.
verb
Etymology
Mid-17th century. Equivalent to name + sake. From the phrase “for (one's) name's sake”, first found in Bible translations as a rendering of a Calque of Hebrew לְמַעַן שְׁמוֹ (l'má'an sh'mó) idiom meaning “to protect one's reputation” or possibly “vouched for by one's reputation”. A familiar example is in Psalm 23:3.
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