Who is your namesake

The cap stayed only because it referenced Civil War-era California state lawmaker Abner Weed, the namesake of the town. An absentee father is loitering about with his son and namesake , Mason Jr.

The sand on its namesake beach turns gray as the sun dips behind the Two Brothers, twin granite spires at the far side of the bay. A silver cup is the usual present, with your little namesake 's initials, or full name, engraved upon it. Your letter to Foster is not forgot: nor was the visit to his namesake of Orchard Street. He left his Idrone property to his nephew and namesake , who was also continued in the government of Leighlin.

From the phrase for the name's sake. From the phrase " one's name 's sake "; first recorded in the mid-seventeenth century. Namesake Sentence Examples.

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Log in Sign Up. Save Word. Definition of namesake. First Known Use of namesake circa , in the meaning defined above. History and Etymology for namesake probably from name's sake.

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