no relation

idiom

—used after saying the names of two people with the same last name to say they are not related to each other

I'm Jill Jones, and this is Mike Jones—no relation.

Examples of no relation in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

After striking out Brandon Lowe – no relation to Red Sox first baseman Nathaniel Lowe – Early gave up a two-run double to Christopher Morel. —Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 22 Sep. 2025

The small plates could include some of the dishes that Morimoto prepared on his path to winning the cooking competition judged by renowned sushi chef Masaharu Morimoto (no relation). —Rachel Bernhard, jsonline.com, 19 Sep. 2025

But current prosecutors could not confirm that then-Deputy District Attorney Melvin Jensen (no relation to the judge) gave the recording to the defense during the trial. —Tony Saavedra, Oc Register, 17 Sep. 2025

Jenny Chan of San Francisco (no relation to Jean Bee Chan) was inspired by Chang’s work to co-found her nonprofit about 10 years ago. —Martha Ross, Mercury News, 16 Sep. 2025

Rhymes for no relation

• abdication
• aberration
• abjuration
• abnegation
• abrogation
• acceptation
• acclamation
• acclimation
• accusation
• activation
• actuation
• acylation