namesake

noun

name·​sake ˈnām-ˌsāk 

: 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 …

—Robert Graves

Examples of namesake in a Sentence

How much did President George Bush influence his son and namesake George W. Bush?

Recent Examples on the Web

In a recent post on X, Tesla CEO Elon Musk talked about his company's namesake, but rather than a photo of the inventor, who died in 1943, Musk shared an image from a movie about the creator of the Tesla coil — and the actor portraying him in it chimed in about the mistake(?). —Christian Holub, EW.com, 30 Dec. 2024

Votes received: 3 35 MB&F Legacy Machine Photo : MB&F MB&F made a name for themselves with unconventional Horological Machines with designs born of the brand’s namesake Max Büsser’s love of vintage sci-fi and steampunk themes. —Allen Farmelo, Robb Report, 26 Dec. 2024

Ostensibly, Gypsy tells the story — with plenty of theatrical liberties — of its mid-century celebrity namesake, the stripper Gypsy Rose Lee, born in Seattle as Rose Louise Hovick, whose memoirs inspired producer David Merrick and star Ethel Merman to start hunting up writers for a hit. —Sara Holdren, Vulture, 20 Dec. 2024

Its namesake bell, changed out for a siren in the 1920s, was meant to avoid such calamities in the future. —Jessica Garrison, Los Angeles Times, 18 Dec. 2024

Word History

Etymology

probably from name's sake

First Known Use

circa 1635, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

namesake

noun

name·​sake ˈnām-ˌsāk 

: one that has the same name as another

especially : one named after another