namesake
See also: name-sake
English
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Etymology
editMid-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 Hebrew idiom meaning "to protect one's reputation" or possibly "vouched for by one's reputation." A familiar example is in Psalm 23:3, "he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name's sake" (King James Bible, 1604).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editnamesake (plural namesakes)
- An entity that lends its name to another entity.
- Synonym: eponym
- A person with the same name as another; often, a parent or the child named after them.
- One who is named after another.
- Bill Sr's namesake, Bill Jr, is 30 years younger.
- One for whom another is named.
- Synonym: eponym
- Bill Jr's namesake, Bill Sr, is 30 years older.
- 2018, James Lambert, “Setting the Record Straight: An In-depth Examination of Hobson-Jobson”, in International Journal of Lexicography, volume 31, number 4, , page 493:
- It is the only citation from 1902, and was clearly added to the manuscript at a late stage, being only one of two examples of the dictionary’s namesake actually discovered by Crooke.
- One who is named after another.
- (by extension) Something (especially a ship, a building, or a medical condition, symptom, or sign) that is named after someone or something.
- Synonym: eponym
Translations
editperson, place or thing named after another person, place or thing
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person with the same name as another
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Verb
editnamesake (third-person singular simple present namesakes, present participle namesaking, simple past and past participle namesaked)
- (transitive) To name (somebody) after somebody else.