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namesake

[neym-seyk] / ˈneɪmˌseɪk /
NOUN
name
Synonyms
STRONGEST
brand flag label nickname sign signature style term
STRONG
agnomen alias appellation autograph cognomen denomination designation epithet eponym handle head heading matronymic moniker monogram patronymic pseudonym rubric sobriquet surname tag
WEAK
agname autonym compellation nom de guerre nom de plume nomen pen name pet name place name prenomen proper name stage name trade name
Antonyms
WEAK
unknown

Example Sentences

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But his evidence was itself authored by AI: Pangram’s namesake product is an AI tool that purports to “detect AI-generated content with 99.98% accuracy.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

Wasserman and his investors are trying to sell his former namesake firm.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 2, 2026

Grace and Faith must work together, using their namesake virtues to outsmart the scoundrels and stay alive, and to say it’s far less effective than it was seven years ago is an understatement.

From Salon • Mar. 29, 2026

Dwight Schar, founder of one of the U.S.’s largest home builders, displays part of his collection at his namesake bar in Northern Virginia.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 23, 2026

The parade ended at Darling Stadium, the namesake of the oyster magnate whose creative entrepreneurship had brokered the land deal with the federal government for the Langley laboratory a half century before.

From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly