: one that has the same name as another
especially
: one who is named after another or for whom another is named
His grandson and namesake is the spit and image of him … —
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How much did President George Bush influence his son and namesake George W. Bush?
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Although the deli’s namesake Rusty Callahan and his longtime operations manager Peter Estes have retired, the restaurant will keep the same eclectic atmosphere it’s had over the past four decades.
—Shannon Greene, Charlotte Observer, 24 Apr. 2024
Students sang and danced in a circle in front of the statue of John Harvard, the school’s namesake, draped with a keffiyeh (scarf), as dozens of others looked on.
—John Bacon, USA TODAY, 24 Apr. 2024
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Shannon Greene, Charlotte Observer, 24 Apr. 2024
Students sang and danced in a circle in front of the statue of John Harvard, the school’s namesake, draped with a keffiyeh (scarf), as dozens of others looked on.
—John Bacon, USA TODAY, 24 Apr. 2024
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“Namesake.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/namesake. Accessed 4 May. 2024.
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namesake
noun
name·sake
ˈnām-ˌsāk 
: one that has the same name as another
especially
: one named after another
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