noun
namesake
NAYM-sayk/ˈneɪmseɪk/
A person or thing sharing another's name, especially through being named after the other.
My daughter is my grandmother's namesake, and both answer to Rose.
Etymology
Name and sake probably come together from “for the name’s sake,” suggesting naming out of regard for someone. A namesake is someone or something sharing another’s name.
In context
… the Geneva translation which although it was an English translation it was being worked on in Switzerland in the city of its namesake but this time he wasn't the translation lead
More examples
- The park is the namesake of a local civil rights leader.
- By coincidence, my new coworker is also my namesake.
- The singer has several young namesakes whose parents love her music.
Forms
namesake · namesakes
Similar words
- eponym
- Specifically identifies the person or thing something is named after.