: 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 … —
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How much did President George Bush influence his son and namesake George W. Bush?
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The answer may or may not be English novelist Frances Brooke’s The History of Emily Montague, the story of an epistolary friendship between several characters, including the book’s namesake.
—JSTOR Daily, 18 Oct. 2025
As reported, after 12 months from the opening of the will and within 18 months at the most, an initial 15 percent of the his namesake company could be sold to either LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton Group, EssilorLuxottica or L’Oréal.
—Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 16 Oct. 2025
Although Fawnie doesn’t have any notable namesakes, the late biographer Fawn Brodie was one of the first female professors at UCLA, and artist Fawn Krieger is a recent recipient of the Louis Comfort Tiffany Foundation grant.
—Sarah Scott, Parents, 14 Oct. 2025
The original Nobel Prizes — in physics, chemistry, medicine, literature and peace — have been awarded since the turn of the last century, in keeping with the wishes of their namesake, the inventor and businessman Alfred Nobel.
—Scott Horsley, NPR, 13 Oct. 2025
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JSTOR Daily, 18 Oct. 2025
As reported, after 12 months from the opening of the will and within 18 months at the most, an initial 15 percent of the his namesake company could be sold to either LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton Group, EssilorLuxottica or L’Oréal.
—Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 16 Oct. 2025
Although Fawnie doesn’t have any notable namesakes, the late biographer Fawn Brodie was one of the first female professors at UCLA, and artist Fawn Krieger is a recent recipient of the Louis Comfort Tiffany Foundation grant.
—Sarah Scott, Parents, 14 Oct. 2025
The original Nobel Prizes — in physics, chemistry, medicine, literature and peace — have been awarded since the turn of the last century, in keeping with the wishes of their namesake, the inventor and businessman Alfred Nobel.
—Scott Horsley, NPR, 13 Oct. 2025
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“Namesake.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/namesake. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.
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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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