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namesake Noun

— A namesake is one who is named after another, or for whom another is named. She was named Kylie after her namesake Kylie Minogue, a singer her mother really liked.

— A namesake is a person with the same name as another.

— A namesake can be a ship or a building that is named after someone or something.

namesake

— noun a person with the same name as another

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person bearing the same surname as

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Grammar Name

Name of a person

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