NAMESAKE


Meaning of NAMESAKE in English

/ ˈneɪmseɪk; NAmE / noun

a person or thing that has the same name as sb/sth else :

Unlike his more famous namesake, this Bill Clinton has little interest in politics.

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WORD ORIGIN

mid 17th cent.: from the phrase for the name's sake .

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.