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namesake
noun as in name
Strong matches
Example Sentences
Woody and Christopher were the namesakes of Johnson’s surviving siblings, the former a prominent Republican fundraiser and owner of the New York Jets.
She’s the namesake of the exhibit “Cha-Rie Tang: 48 Years of Artistic Innovation in Pasadena,” which opened at the museum Oct.
Matthew Broderick’s namesake character realizes every teen’s fantasy of flouting authority and getting away with it – the essence of rich white kid privilege.
Giant Pacific octopuses inhabit the waters of their namesake ocean from Southern California to Alaska.
The custom Fender Telecaster guitar, named the Vedder Cup, is said to have been played by its namesake for “about an hour” before it was shipped off to T-Mobile Park in Seattle.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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