namesake

homónimo, tocayo

Persona que recibió el nombre de otra, o cuyo nombre se dio a alguien más.

En inglés sencillo: 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.

Sinónimos: eponym, homonym

Expresiones frecuentes: his grandfather’s namesake, her famous namesake

tocayo, homónimo

Persona que tiene el mismo nombre que otra.

En inglés sencillo: 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.

Sinónimos: homonym

Expresiones frecuentes: a famous namesake, an unrelated namesake

homónimo

Cosa que recibe el nombre de una persona, un lugar u otra cosa.

En inglés sencillo: 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.

Sinónimos: eponym

Expresiones frecuentes: the city’s namesake, a floating namesake