namesake

noun

name·sake ˈnām-ˌsāk

: one that has the same name as another

especially : one who is named after another or for whom another is named

His grandson and namesake is the spit and image of him … —

Robert Graves

Examples of namesake in a Sentence

How much did President George Bush influence his son and namesake George W. Bush?

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Stella isn’t being betrayed — if anything, she’s being reached out to, desperately, like her light-years-away namesake, by two yearning humans with their feet, at least for now, stuck on the ground. —

Sara Holdren, Vulture, 7 Nov. 2024 The property has around 3.5 million of the namesake crystals throughout and stunning views of Okanagan Lake. —

Zach Wichter, USA TODAY, 3 Nov. 2024 Comet Encke was first discovered in 1786, though its orbit wasn’t calculated until 1819 by Johann Franz Encke, the comet’s namesake, according to NASA. —

Ty Roush, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024 In an episode of Experience that dropped in March 2023, the namesake host spoke with comedian Bert Kreischer and commended Ditzel on her strength. —

Marco Rubio, Newsweek, 1 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for namesake