/ 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 .
/ 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. 2005