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name after

name after verb: to give (someone or something) the name of another person, place, or thing; to name (someone or something) in honour of.

Verb

name after (third-person singular simple present names after, present participle naming after, simple past and past participle named after)

  1. To give (someone or something) the name of another person, place, or thing; to name (someone or something) in honour of
    • The scientist named his newly discovered species after a famous pop artist.
    • The scientist discovered a new species, which he named after a famous pop artist.
    Synonyms:
    name for

name after meaning in Tamil

name after in Tamil

to give someone the same name
பெயர்ப்படு peyarppaṭu

Synonyms of name after

Forms of name after

third-person singular presentnames after
present participlenaming after
past participlenamed after
pastnamed after

Questions about name after

What does name after mean?
Name after means to give (someone or something) the name of another person, place, or thing; to name (someone or something) in honour of.
What is name after in Tamil?
Name after in Tamil is பெயர்ப்படு (peyarppaṭu). See Name after meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is name after?
Name after is a verb.
What is the past tense of name after?
The past tense of name after is named after.

Words near name after in the dictionary

  1. namby-pambyness
  2. Nambé
  3. Namcha Barwa
  4. Namchi
  5. name
  6. name after
  7. name and shame
  8. name binding
  9. name bindings
  10. name board
  11. name boards

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