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

Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.
Aldous Huxley