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name after en · VERB

Meanings

1. To give (someone or something) the name of another person, place, or thing; to name (someone or something) in honour of
   • The scientist named his newly discovered species after a famous pop artist.
   • The scientist discovered a new species, which he named after a famous pop artist.

Forms

Synonyms

name for

Translations (22)

nl vernoemen naar (to give someone the same name) · fi nimetä jonkin mukaan (to give someone the same name) · pl nadawać imię na cześć (to give someone the same name) · ko A의 이름을 B을 따서 짓다 (to give someone the same name) · tr adını almak (to give someone the same name) · pt nomear em homenagem (to give someone the same name) · nl noemen naar (to give someone the same name) · ta பெயர்ப்படு (to give someone the same name) · da opkalde efter (to give someone the same name) · ca posar nom a algù amb (to give someone the same name) · fi nimetä jonkun mukaan (to give someone the same name) · nb oppkalle etter (to give someone the same name) · pl nadać imię na cześć (to give someone the same name) · he עַל שׁוּם (to give someone the same name) · it chiamare come (to give someone the same name) · pl im. (to give someone the same name) · es llamar en honor a (to give someone the same name) · ru назва́ть в честь (to give someone the same name) · de benennen nach (to give someone the same name) · eo nomi laŭ (to give someone the same name) · cmn 与...同名 (to give someone the same name) · ja Bに因んで、Aを名付ける (to give someone the same name)