Namesake

A namesake is a person named after another person.[1][2][3] In general, a thing (such as a company, place, ship, building, or idea) named after a person or thing that first had the name.[2][4]

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  2. 2.0 2.1 "Namesake". Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
  3. "Namesake". American Heritage Dictionary. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
  4. "Namesake". Collins English Dictionary. HarperCollins. Retrieved 1 April 2019.

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