namesake
noun/ˈneɪmseɪk/
/ˈneɪmseɪk/
- a person or thing that has the same name as somebody/something else
- Unlike his more famous namesake, this Gordon Brown has little interest in politics.
Word Originmid 17th cent.: from the phrase for the name's sake.Definitions on the go
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