name after

== English == === Verb === name after (third-person singular simple present names after, present participle naming after, simple past and past participle named after) To give (someone or something) the name of another person, place, or thing; to name (someone or something) in honour of Synonym: (less common, chiefly North American) name for ==== Usage notes ==== The direct object is the thing named (here, the species). The object of the preposition after is the thing that inspires the naming (here, the artist). ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === aftername