name-sake

Noun

namesake (plural namesakes)

1. An entity that lends its name to another entity.

   Synonyms:

   eponym

   1. A person with the same name as another.
      • The statesman Winston Churchill has a namesake, the American novelist Winston Churchill.
   2. One who is named after another, often a child named after the parent or an ancestor.
      • Bill Sr's namesake, Bill Jr, is 30 years younger.
   3. One for whom another is named, often the parent or ancestor who gave the name to a child.
      • Bill Jr's namesake, Bill Sr, is 30 years older.
2. (broadly) Something (especially a ship, a building, or a medical condition, symptom, or sign) that is named after someone or something.

   Synonyms:

   eponym

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