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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a namesake" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to refer to a person or thing that has the same name as another person or thing, often in a context where the relationship is significant.
Example: "My son is named after my grandfather, so in a way, he is his namesake."
Alternatives: "a namesake" or "a person with the same name".
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Manhattan may have a namesake cocktail, but Brooklyn is playing muse to two rival gins.
Who'd have thought he would be outshone by a namesake?
He's no Potter fan, but does enjoy having a namesake.
Fittingly, this hotbed of transgression has a namesake Off Broadway.
PAPA JOE, owner of a namesake barbecue restaurant in Decatur, loves political rallies.
He created a namesake collection of hand-crocheted jewelry that sold at Barneys.
For convenience-seeking clients, he has a namesake line of healthy cereals, bars, butters and snacks.
Along with his son and daughter, he now operates a namesake restaurant in Kansas City, Missouri.
A "namesake" is normally the person or thing named after the name source.
Name this 1763 rebellion led by a namesake member of the Ottawa tribe. 5.
But he simultaneously established a namesake organization devoted to housing for the poor and working class.
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