namesake en · NOUN
Pronunciation
Etymology
Mid-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.
Meanings
- An entity that lends its name to another entity.
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An entity that lends its name to another entity. ▸ A person with the same name as another.
Look at our namesakes too. There's Tom, of course - a bit creepy now but he definitely had his moments. There's Davy Jones out of the Monkees. Led Zeppelin's John Paul Jones preferred Jones to his birth name Baldwin. And he's quite cool. There's an American brokerage firm called Edward Jones which perhaps isn't so cool.
2006 October 28, Laura Jones, “Why I'm keeping up with the Joneses...”, in The Guardian:The statesman Winston Churchill has a namesake, the American novelist Winston Churchill.
Chris Evans, British DJ and media manipulator extraordinaire, is not to be confused with Chris Evans, Australia's shadow minister for family services, nor with Chris Evans, the late train robber of the wilds of west California, or indeed potentially hundreds of other namesakes. One unquestionable aspect of this Chris Evans is that he is unique.
2001 June 29, Deborah Schofield, “Chris Evans”, in The Guardian:
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An entity that lends its name to another entity. ▸ A person with the same name as another. ▸ One who is named after another, often a child named after the parent or an ancestor.
Bill Sr's namesake, Bill Jr, is 30 years younger.
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An entity that lends its name to another entity. ▸ A person with the same name as another. ▸ One for whom another is named, often the parent or ancestor who gave the name to a child.
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, →DOI, page 493:Bill Jr's namesake, Bill Sr, is 30 years older.
- (broadly) Something (especially a ship, a building, or a medical condition, symptom, or sign) that is named after someone or something.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| namesakes | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Synonyms
eponym · homonym · homonym · homonym · eponym · eponym · eponym · eponym
Translations (105)
kk адас (person with the same name as another) · sk menovkyňa (person with the same name as another) · fo navna (person with the same name as another) · ota آداش (person with the same name as another) · bcl tukayo (person with the same name as another) · ru однофами́лец (person with the same name as another) · ca homònim (person with the same name as another) · sh презимѐња̄к (person, place or thing named after another person, place or thing) · non nafna (person with the same name as another) · mk имењак (person with the same name as another) · ky атташ (person with the same name as another) · da navnebroder c/navnebror (person with the same name as another) · es tocaya (person with the same name as another) · pl imiennik (person with the same name as another) · nn namnebror (person with the same name as another) · uz adash (person with the same name as another) · ur ہمنام (person with the same name as another) · az adaş (person with the same name as another) · sk menovec (person with the same name as another) · hu névrokon (person with the same name as another) · sq adash (person with the same name as another) · nn namne (person with the same name as another) · eo samnomulo (person with the same name as another) · el συνονόματος (person with the same name as another) · nb navnebror (person with the same name as another) · es homónima (person with the same name as another) · syc ܒܪ ܫܡܐ (person with the same name as another) · tt адаш (person with the same name as another) · cs jmenovec (person with the same name as another) · syc ܒܥܠܬ ܫܡܐ (person with the same name as another) · sh ȉmenjāk (person with the same name as another) · es homónimo (person with the same name as another) · syc ܒܥܠ ܫܡܐ (person with the same name as another) · nb navne (person with the same name as another) · hy անվանակից (person with the same name as another) · et nimekaim (person with the same name as another) · uk те́зка (person with the same name as another) · pt homónimo (person with the same name as another) · uk однофамі́льник (person with the same name as another) · sv namne (person with the same name as another) · tyv атташ (person with the same name as another) · fa همنام (person with the same name as another) · hu drusza (person with the same name as another) · uk однофамі́льниця (person with the same name as another) · sh презимѐња̄к (person with the same name as another) · nb navnesøster (person with the same name as another) · ar سَمِيَّة (person with the same name as another) · it omonimo (person with the same name as another) · cmn 同名者 (person with the same name as another) · ru тёзка (person with the same name as another) · ko 동명인 (person with the same name as another) · be аднафамі́лец (person with the same name as another) · cmn 同名的人 (person with the same name as another) · tr adaş (person with the same name as another) · es colombroño (person with the same name as another) · sh и̏мења̄к (person with the same name as another) · klj adaş (person with the same name as another) · ar سَمِيّ (person with the same name as another) · ba аҙаш (person with the same name as another) · da navnesøster (person with the same name as another) · vi người trùng tên (person with the same name as another) · ja 同名異人 (person with the same name as another) · sh ȉmenjāk (person, place or thing named after another person, place or thing) · sh prezimènjāk (person, place or thing named after another person, place or thing) · pt tocaio (person with the same name as another) · da navne (person with the same name as another) · pt xará (person with the same name as another) · nn namnesøster (person with the same name as another) · tg ҳамном (person with the same name as another) · pl imienniczka (person with the same name as another) · pt homônimo (person with the same name as another) · fi kaima (person with the same name as another) · bg ада́ш (person with the same name as another) · fi (jonkun) mukaan nimetty (person, place or thing named after another person, place or thing) · nn namnesyster (person with the same name as another) · ru однофами́лица (person with the same name as another) · gv co-ennymagh (person, place or thing named after another person, place or thing) · nl naamgenoot (person with the same name as another) · tg ҳамфамилия (person with the same name as another) · es tocayo (person with the same name as another) · cs jmenovkyně (person with the same name as another) · fo navni (person with the same name as another) · fr homonyme (person with the same name as another) · ja 同姓同名 (person with the same name as another) · be аднафамі́ліца (person with the same name as another) · es tocayo (person, place or thing named after another person, place or thing) · alt адаш (person with the same name as another) · be цёзка (person with the same name as another) · uk тезко́ (person with the same name as another) · tk adaş (person with the same name as another) · sh и̏мења̄к (person, place or thing named after another person, place or thing) · sl soimenjak (person with the same name as another) · bg съи́менничка (person with the same name as another) · kk аттас (person with the same name as another) · ro tiz (person with the same name as another) · mk имењачка (person with the same name as another) · da navnefælle (person with the same name as another) · sh prezimènjāk (person with the same name as another) · kim шооза (person with the same name as another) · hi हमनाम (person with the same name as another) · non nafni (person with the same name as another) · sl soimenjakinja (person with the same name as another) · mn амьдай (person with the same name as another) · de Namensvetter (person with the same name as another) · bg съи́менник (person with the same name as another)