name after
Call in tribute
To name after someone is to give a person, place, or thing the same name as another in their honor or memory: She was named after her grandmother.
The practice connects the named to the namesake—cities named after founders, children named after relatives, buildings named after donors.
British English prefers name for: The stadium was named for the team's owner.
- matronymicName from mother's name
- pass downTransfer to successors
- christeningCeremony naming a child
- dedicateSet apart formally
- commemorateHonor the memory of
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