: 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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Clark’s successful attempt comes 12 years after Simone Biles first competed the skill and earned its namesake.
—Caroline Price, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2025
Its laundry list of white floral notes is extensive—Egyptian geranium, Comoran Ylang Ylang, iris, and two varieties of jasmine, to name a few—but creamy tuberose is the namesake and star here.
—Marci Robin, Allure, 27 Feb. 2025
And, of course, there’s Nordstrom's namesake line, which offers up fashion-forward wardrobe building blocks.
—Victoria Montalti, refinery29.com, 26 Feb. 2025
The company behind its namesake casual dining chain as well as Bubba’s 33 and Jaggers reported a strong fourth quarter.
—Kevin Stankiewicz,matthew J. Belvedere, CNBC, 23 Feb. 2025
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Caroline Price, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2025
Its laundry list of white floral notes is extensive—Egyptian geranium, Comoran Ylang Ylang, iris, and two varieties of jasmine, to name a few—but creamy tuberose is the namesake and star here.
—Marci Robin, Allure, 27 Feb. 2025
And, of course, there’s Nordstrom's namesake line, which offers up fashion-forward wardrobe building blocks.
—Victoria Montalti, refinery29.com, 26 Feb. 2025
The company behind its namesake casual dining chain as well as Bubba’s 33 and Jaggers reported a strong fourth quarter.
—Kevin Stankiewicz,matthew J. Belvedere, CNBC, 23 Feb. 2025
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“Namesake.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/namesake. Accessed 10 Mar. 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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