namesake
To name after somebody elseTo name (somebody) after somebody else.
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» He is my namesake, but no relation.
Er ist mein Namensvetter, aber kein Verwandter. — Tamy
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1 sensesTo name (somebody) after somebody else.
Examples
9 sentencesHe is my namesake, but no relation.
deEr ist mein Namensvetter, aber kein Verwandter. — Tamy
Your namesake has just scored another goal.
deDein Namensvetter hat gerade noch ein Tor geschossen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
His namesake was a much better person.
My older brother's namesake was our grandfather, who died before he was born.
These two word are namesakes.
Origin
Mid-17th century. Equivalent to name + sake. From the phrase “for (one's) name's sake”, fiMid-17th century. Equivalent to name + sake. From the phrase “for (one's) name's sake”, first found in Bible translations as a rendering of a Calque of Hebrew לְמַעַן שְׁמוֹ (l'má'an sh'mó) idiom meaning “to protect one's reputation” or possibly “vouched for by one's reputation”. A familiar example is in Psalm 23:3.
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Forms
namesakes, namesaking, namesaked, namesakedLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
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