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Webster 1913 Edition


Namesake

Name′sakeˊ

,
Noun.
[For
name’s sake
; i. e., one named for the sake of another's name.]
One that has the same name as another; especially, one called after, or named out of regard to, another.

Webster 1828 Edition


Namesake

NAMESAKE

,
Noun.
One that has the same name as another.