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For the book and the movie with the same title, refer to The Namesake. The Namesake (2003 is the second book by author Jhumpa Lahiri.

If a person, place, or thing is named after a person, place, or thing, then one is said to be the namesake of the other. Using a namesake's name is a relatively common practice in naming children, hence the large number of "Jr. ", "III", etc. Names are often used in tribute to older, related persons, such as grandparents.

There has been some discrepancy as to whether the first-named or the second-named person, place or thing takes the term namesake. According to the American Heritage Dictionary, a namesake is a person or thing named after another. The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language ( AHD) is an American Dictionary of the English language published by According to the Oxford English Dictionary, a namesake is a person or thing having the same name as another. The Oxford English Dictionary ( OED) published by the Oxford University Press (OUP is a comprehensive Dictionary of the English This ambiguity may sometimes be resolved by the term namegiver, which clearly refers to the first-named person.

Generally, usage allows for either:

I was named after my grandfather. He is my namesake.

or,

I was named after my grandfather. I am his namesake.

Modernly, both are correct. Its first known recorded usage is in 1646.

Use of a namesake's name in a leadership position may indicate certain things, usually referring to certain traits of the namesake, such as in the use of papal regnal names. A regnal name, or reign name, is a formal name used by some Popes and Monarchs during their Reigns Since Medieval times monarchs

Some commercial entities and products are named after their creators, such as the Trump Tower and Ford Motor Company. Ford Motor Company is an American Multinational corporation and the world's fourth largest automaker based on Worldwide vehicle sales, following

Items are also named after people associated with them, such as the teddy bear. The teddy bear is a stuffed Toy Bear. It is an enduring traditional form of a Stuffed animal, often serving the purpose of comforting children This is especially the case with scientific discoveries and theories, such as Gibbs free energy. In Thermodynamics, the Gibbs free energy ( IUPAC recommended name Gibbs energy or Gibbs function) is a Thermodynamic potential which

Some of these usages may more accurately be called an eponym.

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namesake

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  1. One who is named after another or for whom another is named.
  2. A person, place or thing having the same name as another.
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