namesake

Namensvetter, Namensgeber

Person, die nach jemandem benannt wurde oder deren Name einer anderen Person gegeben wurde.

In einfachem Englisch: A person who was given another person’s name, or whose name was given to someone else.

• Little Tom is his grandfather’s namesake.
• She met the singer who was her namesake.
• My uncle was delighted to hold his newborn namesake.

Synonyme: eponym, homonym

Häufige Wendungen: his grandfather’s namesake, her famous namesake

Namensvetter

Person, die denselben Namen wie eine andere Person hat.

In einfachem Englisch: A person who has the same name as someone else.

• I met my namesake at school.
• The actor is often confused with his namesake.
• Despite their shared name, the two namesakes are unrelated.

Synonyme: homonym

Häufige Wendungen: a famous namesake, an unrelated namesake

Namensvetter

Etwas, das nach einer Person, einem Ort oder einer anderen Sache benannt wurde.

In einfachem Englisch: Something given the name of a person, place, or other thing.

• The ship is the explorer’s namesake.
• The new library became its founder’s namesake.
• This restaurant serves dishes from its Italian namesake.

Synonyme: eponym

Häufige Wendungen: the city’s namesake, a floating namesake