Definitions for name for
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Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary
name for(verb)ɪm
to give sth the same name as sb or sth
The new movie is named for one of the author's short stories.
Wiktionary
name for(Verb)
To intentionally give someone the same name or a derivation of the same name as another person, place, or thing.
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