Meaning & use
namesake
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A person or thing that has the same name as another, especially one named in honor of the other.
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The ship was called the Enterprise, in honor of its famous namesake.
Young Michael was proud to share a name with his grandfather, his namesake.
A note on using this word
Namesake can refer either to the person originally honored or to the person or thing named after them; context usually clarifies which is meant.
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