Namesake

A namesake is a person named after another person.^[1]^[2]^[3] In general, a thing (such as a company, place, ship, building, or idea) named after a person or thing that first had the name.^[2]^[4]

↑ "Namesake". Dictionary.com Unabridged. Random House. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 "Namesake". Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
↑ "Namesake". American Heritage Dictionary. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
↑ "Namesake". Collins English Dictionary. HarperCollins. Retrieved 1 April 2019.

[rhd-1] "Namesake". Dictionary.com Unabridged. Random House. Retrieved 1 April 2019.

[mw-2] 2.0 ^2.1 "Namesake". Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary. Retrieved 1 April 2019.

[ahd-3] "Namesake". American Heritage Dictionary. Retrieved 1 April 2019.

[collins-4] "Namesake". Collins English Dictionary. HarperCollins. Retrieved 1 April 2019.

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