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named after

named after is the simple past and past participle of name after.

Meaning of name after

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.
    Synonyms:
    name for

Questions about named after

What is named after the simple past and past participle of?
Named after is the simple past and past participle of name after.

Words near named after in the dictionary

  1. namechecked
  2. namechecking
  3. namechecks
  4. namechild
  5. named
  6. named after
  7. named and shamed
  8. named names
  9. named one's poison
  10. named parameter
  11. named parameters

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Adapted from Wiktionary: named after (page history and authors); name after (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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