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Someone or something named after a person
A namesake is a person, place, or thing bearing the name of another. Most commonly, it refers to an individual who is purposely named after another (e
Namesake
2006 Indian-American drama film by Mira Nair
The Namesake is a 2006 English-language drama film directed by Mira Nair and written by Sooni Taraporevala based on the novel The Namesake by Jhumpa Lahiri
The_Namesake_(film)
2003 novel by Jhumpa Lahiri
The Namesake (2003) is the debut novel by British-American author Jhumpa Lahiri. It was originally published in The New Yorker and was later expanded to
The_Namesake_(novel)
Topics referred to by the same term
another. Namesake may also refer to: "The Namesake" (short story), by Willa Cather The Namesake, children's book by C. Walter Hodges The Namesake (novel)
Namesake_(disambiguation)
Taiwanese casual clothing brand
Namesake is a Taiwanese fashion brand known for blending basketball culture with avant-garde streetwear. It was founded by the Lin family. The brand has
Namesake_(brand)
5th episode of the 10th season of NCIS
"The Namesake" is the fifth episode of the tenth season of the American police procedural drama NCIS, and the 215th episode overall. It originally aired
The_Namesake_(NCIS)
1987 studio album by Dennis González New Dallas Sextet
Namesake is an album led by trumpeter Dennis González which was recorded in 1987 and released on the Swedish Silkheart label. Comparing it with González
Namesake_(album)
American experimental rock band
Julee Cruise (of Twin Peaks). In 2007, the band's final full release, Namesake Caution, came out on Cuneiform Records. In 2010, Stern self-released In
Time_of_Orchids
Divisions and namesakes of the American F. W. Woolworth Company, and divisions of Woolworths Group (Australia). Similar namesake companies in South Africa
List of Woolworth divisions and namesakes
List_of_Woolworth_divisions_and_namesakes
1907 short story by Willa Cather
"The Namesake" is a short story by Willa Cather. It was first published in McClure's in March 1907. Charles Bentley, one of Hartwell's students, is about
The_Namesake_(short_story)
Fantasy webcomic
Namesake is a fantasy webcomic by Megan Lavey-Heaton and Isabelle Melançon. In Namesake, many worlds from other works of fiction are real parallel universes
Namesake_(webcomic)
American multinational automotive company
brands Baojun and Wuling via SAIC-GM-Wuling Automobile. GM further owns a namesake defense vehicles division which produces military vehicles for the United
General_Motors
American web portal
life, and its advertising platform, Yahoo Native. It is operated by the namesake company Yahoo! Inc., which is 90% owned by Apollo Global Management and
Yahoo
American restaurant owner
businessman Dave Thomas, the founder of the fast food brand Wendy's. She is the namesake and mascot of the brand. She uses the name Wendy Thomas in her role as
Wendy_Thomas
American inventor and painter (1791–1872)
telegraph system based on European telegraphs. He was a co-developer and the namesake of Morse code in 1837 and helped to develop the commercial use of telegraphy
Samuel_Morse
British actress
appeared in the films Hidalgo (2004), The Merchant of Venice (2004) and The Namesake (2006). Robinson was a regular cast member on the series Lost (2009–10)
Zuleikha_Robinson
Late-night talk show
show and variety show featured on HBO. It was created by comedian and namesake Chris Rock and featured various guests. The show won an Emmy for Outstanding
The_Chris_Rock_Show
Angolan sports club
Sport Clube is an Angolan sports club from the city of Benguela, in the namesake province. In 2019, Wiliete qualified to the Gira Angola, the qualifying
Wiliete_S.C.
British philosopher of language (1913–1988)
created the theory of implicature and the cooperative principle (with its namesake Gricean maxims), which became foundational concepts in the linguistic field
Paul_Grice
Musical artist
for the American rock band Big Head Todd and the Monsters. He is their namesake and primary lyricist. A founding member of the band, he also occasionally
Todd_Park_Mohr
Mexican television network
television network owned by TelevisaUnivision. The primary station and network namesake is Channel 9 of Mexico City (also known by its call sign XEQ-TDT), though
Nueve_(Mexican_TV_network)
Town in Massachusetts, United States
comprises the census-designated place of Andover. It is twinned with its namesake: Andover, Hampshire, England. Native Americans inhabited what is now northeastern
Andover,_Massachusetts
American film and television and distribution company
film and television production and distribution company and the flagship namesake subsidiary of Amazon. Founded on November 16, 2010 as Amazon Studios, the
Amazon_MGM_Studios
American cooking television series
Network since 2011. It is presented by Ree Drummond, whose blog was the namesake for the show. The series features Drummond cooking for her family and friends
The_Pioneer_Woman_(TV_series)
Municipality in Catalonia, Spain
manager Pep Guardiola and politician Anna Balletbò. In addition to the main namesake population center, the municipality also contains the population entity
Santpedor
German brewery
Weißbräu) is a brewery in Erding, Germany. Its best-known products are its namesake Weißbiers (wheat beer). Erdinger is the world's largest wheat beer brewery
Erdinger
Australian multinational home appliances manufacturer
Baratza, and Lelit. Breville markets its products worldwide using its namesake Breville brand, except in Europe, where the Sage brand is used. Breville
Breville_Group
Belarusian state run media enterprise
in Belarus; it controls numerous media entities such as their current namesake publication Belarus Today. It was named Sovetskaya Belorussiya – Belarus'
Belarus_Today
American video streaming service
productions accounted for half of its library in the United States and the namesake company had ventured into other categories, such as video game publishing
Netflix
U.S.-based bar chain
The Coyote Ugly Saloon is an American drinking establishment and the namesake of an international chain of bars, whose bartenders dance on the bar. It
Coyote_Ugly_Saloon
American physician and farmer, namesake of City of Radford, Virginia
1813 – June 30, 1872) was an American physician, businessman, farmer, and namesake of Radford, Virginia. Radford was born in Bedford County, Virginia, the
John_Blair_Radford
American high-performance auto parts company
components for street and competitive racing applications. The company's namesake is automotive mogul Jack Roush, who owns and operates the firm. Founded
Roush_Performance
television stations of GMA Network that are owned-and-operated by the network's namesake corporate parent. Map all coordinates using OpenStreetMap Download coordinates
List_of_GMA_Network_stations
Current and former media and business sites
the United States, is as of September 2021 a content sub-division of the namesake company Yahoo Inc., owned by Apollo Global Management (90%) and Verizon
List of Yahoo-owned sites and services
List_of_Yahoo-owned_sites_and_services
Mythological king of Crete
Rhadamanthus and Aeacus. Archeologist Sir Arthur Evans used King Minos as the namesake for the Minoan civilization of Crete. The Minoan palace at Knossos is sometimes
Minos
American automotive industry executive (1875–1940)
automotive industry, automotive industry executive, and the founder and namesake of American Chrysler Corporation. Chrysler was born in Wamego, Kansas,
Walter_Chrysler
Danish shipping and logistics company
a publicly traded family business, as the company is controlled by the namesake Møller family through holding companies. The company's 2025 annual revenue
Maersk
Saudi business family
connected with the innermost circles of the Saudi royal family. It is the namesake and controlling shareholder of the Saudi Binladin Group, a multinational
Bin_Laden_family
American businessman and restaurateur (1923–2010)
January 16, 2010) was an American restaurateur who was the founder and namesake of Taco Bell. Glen Bell was born in Lynwood, California, to Glen William
Glen_Bell
Streaming service and media server
Inc. is an American software and media streaming company. It runs its namesake ad-supported streaming television service and develops media server software
Plex
Brand of ice cream products
Magnum is a brand of ice cream and the company's namesake, originally developed and produced by Frisko in Aarhus, Denmark, a part of the Dutch company
Magnum_(ice_cream)
Tallest hill in Singapore
natural peak in Singapore. It is located in Bukit Panjang rather than its namesake district and its altitude is 164 metres (538 feet) above sea level. The
Bukit_Timah_Hill
Venezuelan fashion designer (born 1939)
American fashion designer. Known for her personal style, she founded her namesake brand in 1980. Herrera has designed for various First Ladies of the United
Carolina_Herrera
1992 novel by John Grisham
paperback editions were published, both by Dell Publishing in 1993. A namesake film adaptation was released in 1993 starring Julia Roberts and Denzel
The_Pelican_Brief
Commune in Normandy, France
region in northern France. It was the namesake for Richmond, North Yorkshire in England, which was itself the namesake for many other places around the world
Richemont,_Seine-Maritime
Italian football club
Calcio, and again in 2014 by the relocation of A.P.D. Ciampino, despite its namesake A.S.D. Trastevere F.C. playing in the 2012–13 Terza Categoria Rome season
ASD_Trastevere_Calcio
American cartoonist
includes creating the Nickelodeon animated series Invader Zim and its namesake comic book series, creating the comic book series Johnny the Homicidal
Jhonen_Vasquez
City in Texas, United States
the 2020 census. James Bonham (the city's namesake) sought the aid of James Fannin (the county's namesake) at the Battle of the Alamo. Bonham is part
Bonham,_Texas
Mythical horse in Chinese mythology
Red Hare. The chollima is an important symbol in North Korea and is the namesake of the Chollima Movement. Beginning around the 3rd century BCE, Chinese
Qianlima
American musician (1938–2014)
keyboardist and (by dropping his last name to create the stage name) namesake of Paul Revere & the Raiders. The band became notable for a string of hits
Paul_Revere_(musician)
Brand of tea and juice drinks
references and sponsorships in television shows, becoming the partial namesake of Dr Pepper Snapple Group in 2008. A series of lawsuits starting the following
Snapple
American entertainment company
the company's premium cable television channels, including its flagship namesake service. It was founded on September 6, 1983. The company was established
Showtime_Networks
American rapper (born 1970)
504 Boyz as well as his fifth solo album, Ice Cream Man (1996), and its namesake lead single. His 1997 single, "Make 'Em Say Uhh!" received platinum certification
Master_P
Television station in Valencia, Negros Oriental, Philippines
airing programming from GMA Network. Owned and operated by the network's namesake corporate parent alongside GTV (DYBM UHF channel 28). Both stations share
D-5-YB-TV
National symbol of Australia
Commonwealth and Olympic Games. The flag is also highly associated with its namesake national rugby league team – the Kangaroos. A distinctive flag featuring
Boxing_kangaroo
bills establishing them did not state the honoree's full name; thus the namesakes of several counties, including Brown, Deuel, Dixon, and possibly Harlan
List_of_counties_in_Nebraska
Filipino actor (born 1958)
actor, and one of Dolphy's children. He gained recognition for portraying namesake character Rolly Puruntong in the Filipino television sitcom John en Marsha
Rolly_Quizon
Several places, concepts, institutions, and things are namesakes of the English biologist Charles Darwin: Charles Darwin National Park Charles Darwin
List of things named after Charles Darwin
List_of_things_named_after_Charles_Darwin
20, 1919) was an early 20th-century businessman from Pittsburgh and the namesake of Johnson C. Smith University. Smith was a son of James and Margaret (Johnson)
Johnson_C._Smith
City in California, United States
koh-CHEL-ə) is a city in Riverside County, California, United States. It is the namesake and easternmost city of the Coachella Valley, in Southern California's
Coachella,_California
Leisure, hospitality, and casino franchise
across Genting Group's international resort and casino properties, and its namesake cruise line Resorts World Cruises. The Resorts World name has been used
Resorts_World
US-based insurance and investment company
insurance company. The Hartford is a Fortune 500 company headquartered in its namesake city of Hartford, Connecticut. It was ranked 162nd in Fortune 500 in 2024
The_Hartford
Grandfather of president Abraham Lincoln (1744–1786)
Abraham Lincoln (May 13, 1744 – May 1786) was the paternal grandfather and namesake of the 16th U.S. president, Abraham Lincoln. Lincoln was a military captain
Abraham_Lincoln_(captain)
Province in Galicia, Spain
southwestern part of the autonomous community of Galicia. The capital is the namesake city of Pontevedra, however the largest city is Vigo, which is also the
Province_of_Pontevedra
Indian rice dish
and Sri Lanka. Its preparation is the main custom associated with the namesake Pongal festival. Several varieties such as the Venn pongal and Sakkarai
Pongal_(dish)
Fictional cosmic entity
incorporating visual elements similar to an octopus and dragon. As the namesake of the Lovecraft-inspired Cthulhu Mythos, Cthulhu has since been featured
Cthulhu
UK Parliament constituency (1801–1918, 1983 onwards)
is a constituency west of Cambridge in Cambridgeshire and including its namesake town of Huntingdon. It has been represented in the House of Commons of
Huntingdon_(constituency)
American actor & singer (born 1989)
Nickelodeon series Big Time Rush as Carlos García, and is a member of the namesake group Big Time Rush. He was also the host of the network's game show Webheads
Carlos_PenaVega
Location mentioned in the Hebrew Bible
is used most often to refer to Uz, son of Aram, presumably the region's namesake. He is mentioned repeatedly in the Bible, in the books of Genesis and 1
Land_of_Uz
American fashion designer (born 1949)
gowns, which have been worn by numerous celebrities. She expanded her namesake brand to include ready-to-wear fashion, accessories, fragrances, and home
Vera_Wang
6th-century founder of Rifa'i Sufi Order
and South Asia. His tomb and shrine is located at a mosque bearing his namesake in Al-Rifai, a town at southern Iraq near Baghdad. Shaykh Ahmad al-Rifāʽī
Ahmad_al-Rifaʽi
American cable television channel
Music Television) is an American cable television channel and the flagship namesake property of the MTV Entertainment Group, a sub-division of the Paramount
MTV
Private university in Boston, Massachusetts, US
location in Suffolk County, Massachusetts. The university is also host to its namesake public opinion poll, the Suffolk University Political Research Center.
Suffolk_University
Moore (August 3, 1822 – July 26, 1877) was visionary, pioneer citizen, and namesake of Mooresville, North Carolina. John Franklin Moore was born on August
John_Franklin_Moore
Football stadium in Murcia, Spain
Estadio Enrique Roca de Murcia in December 2019 after an agreement with the namesake company. Murcia is one of the potential host cities for the 2030 FIFA World
Estadio_Nueva_Condomina
Palestinian and British writer and academic. Her debut essay collection Namesake (2024) won the 2025 Jhalak Prize. Nuseibeh was born in East Jerusalem.
N.S._Nuseibeh
American politician (1833–1896)
namesake of the Hatch Act of 1887, which established state agricultural experiment stations for the land-grant colleges. Hatch is also the namesake of
William_H._Hatch
Incorporated city in Nevada, United States
As of the 2020 census, Lovelock had a population of 1,805. It is the namesake of a nearby medium-security men's prison and a Cold War–era gunnery range
Lovelock,_Nevada
Municipal District of Prague in Czech Republic
in the southwestern part of the city. It is most notable for being the namesake of the Lochkovian stage. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original
Lochkov
American planter and politician
who was the younger brother of George Washington, and the founder and namesake of what is now Charles Town, West Virginia. Charles was born near Hunting
Charles_Washington
American hip hop group
saw critical and commercial success. The former album accompanied the namesake film in which the group starred, while its sequel was released in 2005
State_Property_(group)
Namesake of Stanford University
Jane. Following his death from typhoid at age 15, Stanford became the namesake of Stanford University, which is officially called Leland Stanford Junior
Leland_Stanford_Jr.
American landowner and lawyer
farmer from Maryland who was active with the Democratic Party. He was the namesake of the Crain Highway. Robert S. Crain was born on February 12, 1865, at
Robert_Crain
Irish Gaelic footballer
Kickhams club and at senior level for the Dublin county team. He has a namesake County Tipperary footballer, Evan Comerford, with whom he has sometimes
Evan Comerford (Dublin Gaelic footballer)
Evan_Comerford_(Dublin_Gaelic_footballer)
Statue of Lt. Columbo
state-sponsored urban renewal project. Though Peter Falk and the street's namesake, 19th century Hungarian politician Miksa Falk, were both Jewish, and the
Columbo_statue
Japanese actor, screenwriter, and film director (1933–1997)
(one short and ten features), all of which he wrote himself. He is the namesake of the Juzo Itami Award, founded in 2009 to honor his legacy. Itami was
Juzo_Itami
Rugby union player
international rugby union sevens player. He is a cousin of his dual-international namesake. Tuqiri made his debut for Japan sevens in the 2011 Hong Kong Sevens. He
Lote Tuqiri (rugby union, born 1987)
Lote_Tuqiri_(rugby_union,_born_1987)
Stadium in Belgium
hosted one Euro 1972 match and three Euro 2000 matches. The stadium's namesake, Maurice Dufrasne, was Chairman of Royal Standard de Liège from 1909 (when
Stade_Maurice_Dufrasne
American media company
between the Walt Disney Company (which owns 73% of the company) and the namesake non-profit scientific organization National Geographic Society (which owns
National_Geographic_Partners
British fashion entrepreneur (born 1967)
entrepreneur who co-founded the luxury footwear brand Jimmy Choo. She founded her namesake luxury footwear brand, Tamara Mellon, with co-founder and CEO Jill Layfield
Tamara_Mellon
small ornamental Nāga figures are carved into the bow, reflecting its namesake. The hull of Anekkachatphuchong is painted pink on the outside and red
Royal Barge Anekkachatphuchong
Royal_Barge_Anekkachatphuchong
Indian-American author (born 1967)
PEN/Hemingway Award, and her first novel, The Namesake (2003), was adapted into the popular film of the same name. The Namesake was a New York Times Notable Book
Jhumpa_Lahiri
Crater on the dwarf planet Ceres
is a large, shallow impact crater on the dwarf planet Ceres. It is the namesake for the Coniraya Quadrangle. The crater is named after the Incan lunar
Coniraya_(crater)
The Plain of Six Glaciers Tea House is situated on its namesake near Lake Louise, Alberta, Canada. The Plain of Six Glaciers Tea House was built by the
Plain of Six Glaciers Tea House
Plain_of_Six_Glaciers_Tea_House
class of ships that served the United States Navy from 1967 to 1996. Their namesake was union leader Samuel Gompers. The Samuel Gompers-class was the first
Samuel Gompers-class destroyer tender
Samuel_Gompers-class_destroyer_tender
Australian actress (born 1972)
(2003), Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason (2004), Ladder 49 (2004), The Namesake (2006), Poseidon (2006), and The Last Kiss (2006). She appeared in the
Jacinda_Barrett
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List of university and college namesakes
List_of_university_and_college_namesakes
American politician
physician, ordained minister, and educator from Columbia, Missouri and namesake of William Jewell College in Liberty, Missouri. He served as Columbia's
William_Jewell_(educator)
Proposed floating city project
city project proposed in the late 1990s by engineer Norman Nixon. The namesake of the project reflects the designer's vision of a mobile ocean colony
Freedom_Ship
American businessman and inventor (1869–1924)
rotary drill bit during the Texas Oil Boom. Hughes was the father and namesake of Howard Hughes (Howard Robard Hughes Jr.), the American business tycoon
Howard_R._Hughes_Sr.
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French American
Handsome. Famous namesakes: 19th-century British dandy Beau Brummell, AKA George Bryan Brummell;...
Surname or Lastname
English and Scottish
English and Scottish : nickname for a wild or uncouth person, from Middle English, Old French salvage, sauvage ‘untamed’ (Late Latin salvaticus literally ‘man of the woods’, a derivative of Latin silva ‘wood’, influenced by Latin salvus ‘whole’, i.e. natural).Irish : generally of English origin (it was taken to County Down in the 12th century), this name has also sometimes been adopted as equivalent of Gaelic Ó Sabháin, the name of a small south Munster sept, which was earlier Anglicized as O’Savin (see Savin).Americanized form of Ashkenazic Jewish Savich.A Jacob Savage, born in Exeter, Devon, England, in 1604, is recorded in Essex, NJ, by the early 1630s. Edward Savage, of Huguenot descent, emigrated from Ireland to Massachusetts in 1696. His grandson and namesake, who was born in Princeton, MA, in 1761 gained fame as an artist for his portrait of George Washington (1789–90).
Surname or Lastname
English, Scottish, and northern Irish
English, Scottish, and northern Irish : patronymic from Jack 1. As an American surname this has absorbed other patronymics beginning with J- in various European languages.This extremely common British name was brought over by numerous different bearers in the 17th and 18th centuries. One forebear was the father and namesake of the seventh U.S. president, Andrew Jackson, who migrated to SC from Carrickfergus in the north of Ireland in 1765. The Confederate General Thomas ‘Stonewall’ Jackson came from VA, where his great-grandfather John, likewise of Scotch–Irish stock, had settled after emigrating to America in 1748.
Girl/Female
Irish
The name Brigid from brigh meaning “power, vigour, virtue†epitomizes the Irish genius for layering old and new. The main female deity of the Celts, Brigid made the land fruitful and animals multiply, she blessed poets and blacksmiths. Her namesake St. Brigid of Kildare carried her powers into the Christian era. The stories of Brigidâ€s compassion and miracles are told now as they have been for more than 1500 years in every part of Ireland. She is equal in esteem and shares a grave with St. Patrick and St. Columcille. Her feast day, February 1st, is the first day of Spring in the Celtic calender.
Girl/Female
Irish
The name Brigid from brigh meaning “power, vigour, virtue†epitomizes the Irish genius for layering old and new. The main female deity of the Celts, Brigid made the land fruitful and animals multiply, she blessed poets and blacksmiths. Her namesake St. Brigid of Kildare carried her powers into the Christian era. The stories of Brigidâ€s compassion and miracles are told now as they have been for more than 1500 years in every part of Ireland. She is equal in esteem and shares a grave with St. Patrick and St. Columcille. Her feast day, February 1st, is the first day of Spring in the Celtic calender.
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Arabic, Muslim
Liberated; Free
Girl/Female
Tamil
(Celebrity Name: Kumar Gaurav)
Boy/Male
Biblical
Chosen, youth.
Boy/Male
Danish, Finnish, French, German
Serious; Form of Ernest; Battle to the Death
Girl/Female
Arabic, Muslim
Love from the Heart
Boy/Male
Muslim
Fruitful, Productive
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian
Alert; Watchful
Girl/Female
Hindu
Is associated to Lord Vishnu, Ganesh
Girl/Female
Muslim
Rising of light
Boy/Male
Muslim
The Biblical Moses is the English language equivalent. A Prophet's name.
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n.
One that has the same name as another; especially, one called after, or named out of regard to, another.
n.
One bearing the same name; a namesake.