namesake

noun

name·​sake ˈnām-ˌsāk How to pronounce namesake (audio)
: one that has the same name as another
especially : one who is named after another or for whom another is named
His grandson and namesake is the spit and image of him … Robert Graves

Examples of namesake in a Sentence

How much did President George Bush influence his son and namesake George W. Bush?
Recent Examples on the Web Across its 400-acre distilling property in the town of its namesake, more than 50 mashbills targeting over 500 points of production are created, concocted and cultivated at the rural Kentucky facility. Garret K. Woodward, Rolling Stone, 7 Mar. 2024 Few restaurants, though, embody the essence of a precious stone quite like Peridot. Ann Arbor’s new cocktail bar and restaurant draws inspiration from its gemstone namesake whose green hue lies somewhere between an emerald and a yellow diamond. Detroit Free Press, 6 Mar. 2024 Peoria Artisan Brewing, Peoria Peoria Artisan Brewing's namesake PAB burger comprises an Arizona Angus beef patty, bacon jam, lettuce, tomato, onion, Muenster cheese and aioli on a brioche bun. Details: 10144 W. Lake Pleasant Pkwy., Peoria. Endia Fontanez, The Arizona Republic, 6 Mar. 2024 Local leaders in Louisville, Ky. are trying to figure out what to do with a statue of its namesake, King Louis XVI of France, nearly four years after it was moved into storage. Roberto Roldan, NPR, 1 Mar. 2024 Einstein will not displace its namesake to be called the Ruth Gottesman College of Medicine, nor does its benefactor seem to be demanding any other form of grand institutional deference. Ginia Bellafante, New York Times, 29 Feb. 2024 For nearly three decades, devotees of the automobile have made the same pilgrimage at the beginning of every March; convening on Florida’s Amelia Island to attend its namesake concours d’elegance. Viju Mathew, Robb Report, 28 Feb. 2024 Mario Romero, the Intuitive Machines engineer who named the lander after the hero of Homer’s Greek epic, knows that Odysseus is not yet in the clear but hopes the craft will ultimately follow in its namesake’s footsteps. Julia Binswanger, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 Feb. 2024 That’s the restaurant’s namesake and the mother of Prince Riley, who founded Joyce with his wife, Athena Riley. Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 22 Feb. 2024

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Word History

Etymology

probably from name's sake

First Known Use

circa 1635, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of namesake was circa 1635

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“Namesake.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/namesake. Accessed 19 Mar. 2024.

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namesake

noun
name·​sake ˈnām-ˌsāk How to pronounce namesake (audio)
: one that has the same name as another
especially : one named after another

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