Antonyms for namesake

Grammar : Noun

Spell : neym-seyk

Phonetic Transcription : ˈneɪmˌseɪk

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Definition 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

Example sentences :

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

Synonyms for namesake

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