namesake
/ˈneɪmseɪk/
noun
- 1
One who is named after another or for whom another is named.
- 2
(by extension) A ship or a building that is named after someone or something.
- 3
A person with the same name as another.
Synonyms
verb
- 1
To name (somebody) after somebody else.
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