: 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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Named after a Norwegian ship that traversed the North and South poles at the turn of the 20th Century, Fram2 sought to pay homage to its namesake with a pioneering polar voyage of its own.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 28 May 2026
The black widow is not only the namesake of an Avenger, but used as a term for female serial killers that take out their husbands and boyfriends, as black widow spiders sometimes eat their male partners.
—Eva Flowe
may 28, Charlotte Observer, 28 May 2026
Food and drink Borg Restaurant is the namesake dining space at the hotel, with ground-floor views peeking out over Austurvöllur Square.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 27 May 2026
Since 2012 the company has been owned by the Squarcialupi family of chemical industrialists, which dragged it out of a composition with creditors’ procedures and retooled its business to encompass both third-party manufacturing of gold pieces and its namesake accessible jewelry brand.
—Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 27 May 2026
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Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 28 May 2026
The black widow is not only the namesake of an Avenger, but used as a term for female serial killers that take out their husbands and boyfriends, as black widow spiders sometimes eat their male partners.
—Eva Flowe
may 28, Charlotte Observer, 28 May 2026
Food and drink Borg Restaurant is the namesake dining space at the hotel, with ground-floor views peeking out over Austurvöllur Square.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 27 May 2026
Since 2012 the company has been owned by the Squarcialupi family of chemical industrialists, which dragged it out of a composition with creditors’ procedures and retooled its business to encompass both third-party manufacturing of gold pieces and its namesake accessible jewelry brand.
—Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 27 May 2026
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“Namesake.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/namesake. Accessed 29 May. 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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