Definitions for namesakeˈneɪmˌseɪk
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
name•sakeˈneɪmˌseɪk(n.)
a person named after another.
a person having the same name as another.
Origin of namesake:
1640–50
Princeton's WordNet
namesake(noun)
a person with the same name as another
Wiktionary
namesake(Noun)
One who is named after another or for whom another is named.
namesake(Noun)
A person with the same name as another.
Origin: . From the phrase "(one's) name's sake"; first recorded in the mid-seventeenth century.
Webster Dictionary
Namesake(noun)
one that has the same name as another; especially, one called after, or named out of regard to, another
Translations for namesake
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
namesake(noun)
a person with the same name as oneself.
- naamgenootAfrikaans
- سَمِي، شَخْص يَحْمِل نَفْس الأسْمArabic
- съименникBulgarian
- homônimoPortuguese (BR)
- jmenovecCzech
- der Namensvetter, die NamensschwesterGerman
- navnefælleDanish
- συνονόματοςGreek
- tocayoSpanish
- nimekaimEstonian
- هم نامFarsi
- kaimaFinnish
- homonymeFrench
- בַּעַל אוֹתוֹ שֵׁםHebrew
- नामराशीHindi
- imenjakCroatian
- névrokonHungarian
- senamaIndonesian
- nafni, nafnaIcelandic
- omonimoItalian
- 同名の人Japanese
- 다른 존재와 이름이 같은 사람Korean
- bendravardisLithuanian
- vārdabrālis; vārdamāsaLatvian
- sama namaMalay
- naamgenootDutch
- navnebror/-søsterNorwegian
- imiennikPolish
- هم نامPersian
- يو شان نوم لرلPashto
- homónimoPortuguese
- tizRomanian
- тёзкаRussian
- menovecSlovak
- soimenjakSlovenian
- imenjakSerbian
- namneSwedish
- คนที่ถูกตั้งชื่อเหมือนกับคนอื่นThai
- adaşTurkish
- 同名的人Chinese (Trad.)
- тезкоUkrainian
- ہم نامUrdu
- sự trùng tênVietnamese
- 同名的人Chinese (Simp.)
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