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name·sake
(nām′sāk′)n.
One that is named after another.
[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
[C17: probably a shortening of the phrase describing people connected for the name's sake]
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name•sake
(ˈneɪmˌseɪk)n.
1. a person named after another.
2. a person having the same name as another.
[1640–50]
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Translations
سَمِي، شَخْص يَحْمِل نَفْس الأسْم
jmenovec
navnefælle
imenjak
névrokon
nafnanafninafni, nafna
menovec
namne
namesake
[ˈneɪmseɪk] N → tocayo/a m/f, homónimo/a m/fCollins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
namesake
[ˈneɪmˌseɪk] n → omonimo/aCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
name
(neim) noun1. a word by which a person, place or thing is called. My name is Rachel; She knows all the flowers by name.
2. reputation; fame. He has a name for honesty.
verb1. to give a name to. They named the child Thomas.
2. to speak of or list by name. He could name all the kings of England.
ˈnameless adjective1. not having a name. a nameless fear.
2. not spoken of by name. The author of the book shall be nameless.
ˈnamely adverb that is. Only one student passed the exam, namely John.
ˈnameplate noun a piece of metal, plastic etc with a name on it. You will know his office by the nameplate on the door.
ˈnamesake noun a person with the same name as oneself.
call (someone) names to insult (someone) by applying rude names to him.
in the name of by the authority of. I arrest you in the name of the Queen.
make a name for oneself to become famous, get a (usually good) reputation etc. He made a name for himself as a concert pianist.
name after , (American) name for to give (a child or a thing) the name of (another person). Peter was named after his father.
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