NAMESAKE


Meaning of NAMESAKE in English

/naym"sayk'/ , n.

1. a person named after another.

2. a person having the same name as another.

[ 1640-50; alter. of name's (NAME + 'S 1 ) SAKE 1 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .