: one that has the same name as another
especially
: one who is named after another or for whom another is named
His grandson and namesake is the spit and image of him … —
Robert Graves
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How much did President George Bush influence his son and namesake George W. Bush?
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Patricof Co was founded in 2018 by its namesake, Mark Patricof.
—Justin Birnbaum, Sportico.com, 23 Apr. 2026
Her namesake brand has been around for 19 years, but rebranded in 2024 with refillable products as the priority.
—Kara McGrath, Allure, 22 Apr. 2026
The deal advances a somewhat different trajectory for Sapporo, allowing the Japanese beermaker, which acquired Stone in 2022 for around $165 million, to match the San Diego company with another California brewery and prioritize its own namesake brand.
—Roxana Popescu, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Apr. 2026
It’s been over two months since Casey Wasserman made the surprise move under pressure to put his namesake company up for auction after facing an artist exodus when his decades-old emails with Ghislaine Maxwell surfaced in the Department of Justice’s Jeffrey Epstein documents.
—Erik Hayden, HollywoodReporter, 20 Apr. 2026
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Justin Birnbaum, Sportico.com, 23 Apr. 2026
Her namesake brand has been around for 19 years, but rebranded in 2024 with refillable products as the priority.
—Kara McGrath, Allure, 22 Apr. 2026
The deal advances a somewhat different trajectory for Sapporo, allowing the Japanese beermaker, which acquired Stone in 2022 for around $165 million, to match the San Diego company with another California brewery and prioritize its own namesake brand.
—Roxana Popescu, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Apr. 2026
It’s been over two months since Casey Wasserman made the surprise move under pressure to put his namesake company up for auction after facing an artist exodus when his decades-old emails with Ghislaine Maxwell surfaced in the Department of Justice’s Jeffrey Epstein documents.
—Erik Hayden, HollywoodReporter, 20 Apr. 2026
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“Namesake.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/namesake. Accessed 24 Apr. 2026.
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namesake
noun
name·sake
ˈnām-ˌsāk 
: one that has the same name as another
especially
: one named after another
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