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Namesake

Namesake Meaning & Definition
Namesake Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Namesake?

[n] a person with the same name as another

Synonyms | Synonyms for Namesake:

Related Terms | Find terms related to Namesake: appellation | appellative | binomen | binomial name | byword | cognomen | cryptonym | denomination | designation | empty title | epithet | eponym | euonym | handle | honorific | hyponym | label | moniker | name | nomen | nomen nudum | proper name | proper noun | scientific name | secret name | style | tag | tautonym | title | trinomen | trinomial name

See Also | human | individual | mortal | person | somebody | someone | soul

Namesake In Webster's Dictionary

\Name"sake`\, n. [For name's sake; i. e., one named for the sake of another's name.] One that has the same name as another; especially, one called after, or named out of regard to, another.

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