namesomeone/somethingaftersomeone/something
phrasal verbwithnameverb[T]uk/neɪm/us/neɪm/
(USalsonamesomeone/somethingforsomeone/something)to give someone or something the samenameas anotherpersonor thing:
Paul wasnamedafter hisgrandfather.
She told us about hisbrother, Apollo,bornin 1969 andnamedfor the USastronauts'missionto themoon.
- Wenamedourdogsafter Tolkiencharacters.
- Wenamedallourchildrenafterfootballplayers.
Names and titles
- A.N. Other
- age
- aka
- alias
- appellation
- forename
- form of address
- given name
- good name
- identity
- pen name
- pet name
- place name
- pseudonym
- pseudonymous
- trademark
- under the name ofidiom
- unidentified
- unnamed
- untitled