Sentence examples for as named for from inspiring English sources

But last summer, returning to Washington from a kayaking trip in Canada, Representative Dunshee noticed a granite monument in the border town of Blaine, Wash., erected in 1940 by the Washington division of the United Daughters of the Confederacy, designating the road as named for the president of the Confederate States of America.

The case came to be known as Gautreaux, named for its lead plaintiff, Dorothy Gautreaux.

Some still refer to the zone as Karradat Mariam, named for a local saint buried behind its concrete barricades.

The hilly area above Roseville is known as Fleetridge, named for its developer David Fleet, a son of Reuben H. Fleet.

Wheat varieties are recorded as being named for their localities; they differ in colour, size, growth habit and food value.

The body of water located adjacent to the ballpark is known as McCovey Cove, named for legendary Giants slugger Willie McCovey.

As for cocktails named for Queens or Staten Island, the search continues.

Another source gave the original name as New Port Newce, named for a person with the name Newce and the town's place as a new seaport.

As names for new ballet companies go, Ballet Next is optimistic.

"Operation Slick Moniker: Military Name Game" (Arts & Ideas pages, Oct. 13) is on target about the shortcomings of Infinite Justice and Enduring Freedom as names for our new war.

Use URIs as names for things.