Associations to the word «Namesake»

Wiktionary

NAMESAKE, noun. One who is named after another or for whom another is named.
NAMESAKE, noun. A person with the same name as another.
NAMESAKE, noun. A ship or a building that is named after someone or something
NAMESAKE, verb. (transitive) To name (somebody) after somebody else.

Dictionary definition

NAMESAKE, noun. A person with the same name as another.

Wise words

Don't use words too big for the subject. Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite.
C. S. Lewis