namesake
Americannoun
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a person or thing named after another or whose name is given to another person or thing.
Little Dora lay asleep in the arms of her namesake, great-aunt Dora.
The memory of Robert and Signe McMichael is honored in their namesake, the McMichael Canadian Art Collection.
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a person or thing having the same name as another.
The cities of Hyderabad, Pakistan, and Hyderabad, India, are namesakes.
noun
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a person or thing named after another
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a person or thing with the same name as another
Etymology
Origin of namesake
First recorded in 1640–50; alteration of name's ( name + 's 1 ) sake 1
Example Sentences
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Shares of Urban Outfitters were up after hours on Wednesday, after the clothing retailer reported fourth-quarter results that beat estimates, helped by a turnaround at its namesake stores.
From MarketWatch
Nuuly accounts for around 10% of Urban Outfitters’ overall revenue and is driving shoppers to the company’s other brands, which include its namesake label as well as Free People and Anthropologie, according to executives.
Paramount, whose assets include CBS, Comedy Central, Nickelodeon and its namesake studio, earlier this week revised its bid for Warner, now offering $31 a share.
Shares of Urban Outfitters, meanwhile, have rallied over the past 12 months as it tries to reinvigorate its namesake stores.
From MarketWatch
The result, which surpassed analysts’ forecasts, was propelled by increases in both the company’s namesake brand and fashion label Stone Island, which had recently experienced a rough patch.
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