'Namesake' definitions:
Definition of 'namesake'
From: WordNet
noun
A person with the same name as another
Definition of 'Namesake'
From: GCIDE
- Namesake \Name"sake`\, n. [For name's sake; i. e., one named for the sake of another's name.] One that has the same name as another; especially, one called after, or named out of regard to, another. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'namesake'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- appellation,
- appellative,
- binomen,
- binomial name,
- byword,
- cognomen,
- cryptonym,
- denomination,
- designation,
- empty title,
- epithet,
- eponym,
- euonym,
- handle,
- honorific,
- hyponym,
- label,
- moniker,
- name,
- nomen,
- nomen nudum,
- proper name,
- proper noun,
- scientific name,
- secret name,
- style,
- tag,
- tautonym,
- title,
- trinomen,
- trinomial name