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plural namesakes
(originally) One who is named after another or for whom another is named. quotations examples
It is the only citation from 1902, and was clearly added to the manuscript at a late stage, being only one of two examples of the dictionary’s namesake actually discovered by Crooke.
2018, James Lambert, “Setting the Record Straight: An In-depth Examination of Hobson-Jobson”, in International Journal of Lexicography, volume 31, number 4, page 493
(by extension) A ship or a building that is named after someone or something. examples
A person with the same name as another. examples
third-person singular simple present namesakes, present participle namesaking, simple past and past participle namesaked
(transitive) To name (somebody) after somebody else. examples