NAMESAKE

Namesake

Namesake is a term used to characterize a person, place, thing, quality, action, state, or idea that has the same, or a similar, name to another.

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namesake

Noun

  1. One who is named after another or for whom another is named.
  2. A person with the same name as another.
  3. A ship or a building that is named after someone or something


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