namesake
/ˈneɪmseɪk/ verb C2- To name (somebody) after somebody else.
He/she/it namesakes · Past namesaked · Past participle namesaked · -ing form namesaking
Verb forms
- Base form
- namesake
- He/she/it
- namesakes
- Past
- namesaked
- Past participle
- namesaked
- -ing form
- namesaking
From the library
I believe you have had a letter from my namesake, Mr.
I suppose your namesake will not be there?
Nathan Garrideb in finding a namesake.
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