namesake

omonimo

Persona che ha ricevuto il nome di un’altra, o il cui nome è stato dato a qualcun altro.

In inglese semplice: A person who was given another person’s name, or whose name was given to someone else.

• Little Tom is his grandfather’s namesake.
• She met the singer who was her namesake.
• My uncle was delighted to hold his newborn namesake.

Sinonimi: eponym, homonym

Espressioni comuni: his grandfather’s namesake, her famous namesake

omonimo

Persona che ha lo stesso nome di un’altra.

In inglese semplice: A person who has the same name as someone else.

• I met my namesake at school.
• The actor is often confused with his namesake.
• Despite their shared name, the two namesakes are unrelated.

Sinonimi: homonym

Espressioni comuni: a famous namesake, an unrelated namesake

omonimo

Cosa a cui è stato dato il nome di una persona, un luogo o un’altra cosa.

In inglese semplice: Something given the name of a person, place, or other thing.

• The ship is the explorer’s namesake.
• The new library became its founder’s namesake.
• This restaurant serves dishes from its Italian namesake.

Sinonimi: eponym

Espressioni comuni: the city’s namesake, a floating namesake