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For the book and the movie with the same title refer to The Namesake.
If a person, place, or thing is named after a different person, place, or thing, then one is said to be the namesake of the other. Using a namesake's name is a relatively common practice in naming children, hence the large number of "Jr.", "III", etc. Names are often used in tribute to older, related persons, such as grandparents.
There has been some discrepancy as to whether the first-named or the second-named person, place or thing takes the term namesake. According to the American Heritage Dictionary, a namesake is a person or thing named after another. According to the Oxford English Dictionary, a namesake is a person or thing having the same name as another.
Generally, usage allows for either:
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finally reading namesake... wonder how different the third wave of desi immigrants' life is going to be...
suhasbelgal (suhas) Tue, 29 Dec 2009 00:17:14 -0000
finally reading namesake... wonder how different the third wave of desi immigrants' life is going to be...
Brian: I'm drinking my namesake tea. Constant Comment. http://bit.ly/6C2zjN
thatssoNW (TSNW) Tue, 29 Dec 2009 00:17:02 -0000
Brian: I'm drinking my namesake tea. Constant Comment. http://bit.ly/6C2zjN
@girlggc don't forget to add with 2 moms. That guy is a ho... but at least not like Jude Law... I've never been so ashamed with a namesake.
Tsukihysteria (Jude G) Tue, 29 Dec 2009 00:11:50 -0000
@girlggc don't forget to add with 2 moms. That guy is a ho... but at least not like Jude Law... I've never been so ashamed with a namesake.
@mark_henry i know sad.....can't decide if I want to replace him with a mach II or leave it be..it's not very namesake of him
psynde (psynde) Tue, 29 Dec 2009 00:10:25 -0000
@mark_henry i know sad.....can't decide if I want to replace him with a mach II or leave it be..it's not very namesake of him
@carmenego Surprised you haven't linked to the amazingly cool acapella theme to the series of your namesake: http://bit.ly/10kwtd
squidyuk (Jonathan Sloman) Mon, 28 Dec 2009 23:52:30 -0000
@carmenego Surprised you haven't linked to the amazingly cool acapella theme to the series of your namesake: http://bit.ly/10kwtd
@thehivemind Mysterious you :) And what inspired your namesake? Hivemind means different things in philosophy and psychology.
a_restless_soul (A Restless Soul ) Mon, 28 Dec 2009 23:47:58 -0000
@thehivemind Mysterious you :) And what inspired your namesake? Hivemind means different things in philosophy and psychology.
Namesake - With each turn, you must draw a name card and think of a famous person with that FIRST name. 'Who' you say all depends on what square you land on.
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