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Synonyms for namesake
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : neym-seyk |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈneɪmˌseɪk |
Top 10 synonyms for namesake Other synonyms for the word namesake
- agname
- appellation
- autograph
- autonym
- cognomen
- compellation
- denomination
- designation
- epithet
- eponym
- handle
- head
- heading
- matronymic
- moniker
- monogram
- namesake
- nom de guerre
- nom de plume
- nomen
- patronymic
- pen name
- pet name
- place name
- prenomen
- proper name
- pseudonym
- rubric
- sobriquet
- stage name
- surname
- tag
- trade name
Définition of namesake
Origin :- "person named for the sake of someone," 1640s, probably originally (for the) name's sake.
- As in name : noun title given to something, someone
- A life-time as long as that conferred upon the namesake of Tithonus.
- Extract from : « Philothea » by Lydia Maria Child
- When he started up, the Godfather Break of Day was peeping at its namesake.
- Extract from : « Little Dorrit » by Charles Dickens
- "Daisy will have to be her namesake, of course," said Tennessee.
- Extract from : « The Green Satin Gown » by Laura E. Richards
- Prince Alexis was never tired of gazing at his grandson and namesake.
- Extract from : « Beauty and The Beast, and Tales From Home » by Bayard Taylor
- The younger Socrates resembles his namesake in nothing but a name.
- Extract from : « Statesman » by Plato
- His namesake was proving himself true to the traditions of his blood.
- Extract from : « The Dominant Strain » by Anna Chapin Ray
- I wonder he has said nothing of our brave young lieutenant, his namesake.
- Extract from : « The Two Admirals » by J. Fenimore Cooper
- “Addio, Costantina,” she waved her hand toward her namesake.
- Extract from : « Jerry Junior » by Jean Webster
- I looked in at my load and I saw that my namesake was worse.
- Extract from : « Short Stories of Various Types » by Various
- It is a poor affair, the production of his namesake, the sculptor.
- Extract from : « The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 15, No. 87, January, 1865 » by Various
Antonyms for namesake
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