namesake

== English == === 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. === Pronunciation === enPR: nāmʹsāk, IPA(key): /ˈneɪmseɪk/ === Noun === namesake (plural namesakes) An entity that lends its name to another entity. Synonym: eponym A person with the same name as another. One who is named after another, often a child named after the parent or an ancestor. One for whom another is named, often the parent or ancestor who gave the name to a child. Synonym: eponym (by extension) Something (especially a ship, a building, or a medical condition, symptom, or sign) that is named after someone or something. Synonym: eponym ==== Translations ==== === Verb === namesake (third-person singular simple present namesakes, present participle namesaking, simple past and past participle namesaked) (transitive) To name (somebody) after somebody else. === References ===