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name·sake  (nmsk)

n.

One that is named after another.

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[From the phrase for the name's sake.]

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namesake [ˈneɪmˌseɪk]

n

1. a person or thing named after another

2. a person or thing with the same name as another

[probably a shortening of the phrase describing people connected for the name's sake]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

namesake - a person with the same name as another individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul - a human being; "there was too much for one person to do"

Translations

namesake [ˈneɪmseɪk] N → tocayo/a m/f, homónimo/a m/f

namesake [ˈneɪmseɪk] n → homonyme mf
name tape n → marque f

namesake [ˈneɪmˌseɪk] n → omonimo/a