: 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
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How much did President George Bush influence his son and namesake George W. Bush?
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The prototype of the now-iconic Hermès purse, custom-made for its namesake, Jane Birkin, is up for auction for the first time in 25 years, hitting the Sotheby’s block on July 10.
—Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 5 June 2025
Some of those namesakes are people who never served in the military, including congressman and civil rights icon John Lewis and women’s voting rights advocate Lucy Stone.
—Andy Rose, CNN Money, 4 June 2025
Randolph Aviator Founded in 1973 by two engineers who had fled their native Poland to escape repressive regimes—Nazi Germany and Soviet-era communism, respectively—Randolph continues to manufacture its metal frames in the small Massachusetts city that served as its namesake.
—Eric Twardzik, Robb Report, 2 June 2025
Over the course of its lifespan, the Trickbot group—which used its namesake malware, alongside other ransomware variants such as Ryuk, IcedID, and Diavol—increasingly overlapped in operations and personnel with the Conti gang.
—ArsTechnica, 31 May 2025
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Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 5 June 2025
Some of those namesakes are people who never served in the military, including congressman and civil rights icon John Lewis and women’s voting rights advocate Lucy Stone.
—Andy Rose, CNN Money, 4 June 2025
Randolph Aviator Founded in 1973 by two engineers who had fled their native Poland to escape repressive regimes—Nazi Germany and Soviet-era communism, respectively—Randolph continues to manufacture its metal frames in the small Massachusetts city that served as its namesake.
—Eric Twardzik, Robb Report, 2 June 2025
Over the course of its lifespan, the Trickbot group—which used its namesake malware, alongside other ransomware variants such as Ryuk, IcedID, and Diavol—increasingly overlapped in operations and personnel with the Conti gang.
—ArsTechnica, 31 May 2025
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“Namesake.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/namesake. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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namesake
noun
name·sake
ˈnām-ˌsāk 
: one that has the same name as another
especially
: one named after another
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