namesake
English
/ˈneɪmseɪk/
noun
Definitions
- (originally) One who is named after another or for whom another is named.
- (by extension) A ship or a building that is named after someone or something.
- A person with the same name as another.
Etymology
Compound from English name + English sake (strife).
Origin
English
sake
Gloss
strife
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Two Ladies name English
- aftername English
- altname English
- atsake English
- basename English
- bename English
- bookname English
- byname English
- codename English
- coname English
- cybername English
- dead-naming English
- deadname English
- dename English
- filename English
- fleetname English
- forename English
- forsake English
- good name English
- hostname English
- jobname English
- keepsake English
- little name English
- misname English
- name English
- nameability English
- nameable English
- nameboard English
- namechanger English
- namecheck English
- namedropper English
- namefag English
- namefellow English
- nameless English
- nameling English
- namely English
- namepiece English
- nameplate English
- nameplay English
- namer English
- namespace English
- namest English
- nametag English
- nametape English
- nameth English
- namevoter English
- namevoting English
- namewise English
- nameword English
- nameworthy English
- newname English
- outname English
- overname English
- pathname English
- placename English
- prename English
- rename English
- sackless English
- sake English
- screenname English
- selfname English
- to-name English
- tradename English
- unname English
- unsake English
- username English
- whatshername English
- whatsitsname English
- withersake English
- withsake English
- workname English
- nommer French
- キラキラネーム Japanese
- ネーム Japanese
- name Middle English
- sake Middle English
- nomar Ido
- nem Tok Pisin
- nen Sranan Tongo
- nem Chinook Jargon
- nenseki Aukan
- sake
- name
- namer
- nameth
- byname
- namely
- atsake
- unname
- bename
- coname
- unsake
- dename
- rename
- namest
- nametag
- altname
- prename
- forsake
- newname
- namefag
- to-name
- jobname
- outname
- misname
- deadname
- nameword
- hostname
- sackless
- username
- namewise
- selfname
- nameplay
- forename
- withsake
- overname
- nameable
- codename
- filename
- nameless
- nameling
- bookname
- nametape
- workname
- basename
- keepsake
- pathname
- cybername
- placename
- nameboard
- good name
- fleetname
- namecheck
- namespace
- aftername
- namevoter
- nameplate
- tradename
- namepiece
- screenname
- nameworthy
- withersake
- namevoting
- namefellow
- namedropper
- little name
- dead-naming
- namechanger
- nameability
- whatshername
- whatsitsname
- Two Ladies name