namefellow
namefellow noun: a person with whom one shares a surname or given name, or both.
Noun
namefellow (plural namefellows)
- A person with whom one shares a surname or given name, or both.
- But by the sea-banks where at morn their foes / Might find them, lay those knightly name-fellows, / One sick with grief of heart and sleepless, one / With heart of hope triumphant as the sun1882, A.C. Swinburne, Tristram of Lyonesse; the protagonist of the poem travels to Brittany, where he meets another knight named Tristam, where they are described thus
Forms of namefellow
| plural | namefellows |
|---|---|
| alternative form | name-fellow |
Origin of namefellow
From name + fellow.
Questions about namefellow
- What does namefellow mean?
- Namefellow means a person with whom one shares a surname or given name, or both.
- What part of speech is namefellow?
- Namefellow is a noun.
- What is the plural of namefellow?
- The plural of namefellow is namefellows.
Words near namefellow in the dictionary
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