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To give (someone or something) the name of another person, place, or thing; to name (someone or something) in honour of
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- The scientist named his newly discovered species after a famous pop artist.
- The scientist discovered a new species, which he named after a famous pop artist.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: name for
Antonyms: none provided
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
22 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Catalan:
posar nom a algù amb
— to give someone the same name
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Chinese Mandarin:
与...同名
(yǔ...tóngmíng)
— to give someone the same name
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Danish:
opkalde efter
— to give someone the same name
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Dutch:
vernoemen naar
— to give someone the same name
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Dutch:
noemen naar
— to give someone the same name
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Esperanto:
nomi laŭ
— to give someone the same name
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Finnish:
nimetä jonkun mukaan
— to give someone the same name
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Finnish:
nimetä jonkin mukaan
— to give someone the same name
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German:
benennen nach
— to give someone the same name
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Hebrew:
עַל שׁוּם
(al shum)
— to give someone the same name
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Italian:
chiamare come
— to give someone the same name
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Japanese:
Bに因んで、Aを名付ける
(B-ni chinande, A-o nadzukeru)
— to give someone the same name
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Korean:
A의 이름을 B을 따서 짓다
(A-ui ireum-eul B-eul ttaseo jitda)
— to give someone the same name
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Norwegian Bokmål:
oppkalle etter
— to give someone the same name
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Polish:
nadawać imię na cześć
— to give someone the same name
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Polish:
nadać imię na cześć
— to give someone the same name
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Polish:
im.
— to give someone the same name
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Portuguese:
nomear em homenagem
— to give someone the same name
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Russian:
назва́ть в честь
(nazvátʹ v čestʹ)
— to give someone the same name
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Spanish:
llamar en honor a
— to give someone the same name
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Tamil:
பெயர்ப்படு
(peyarppaṭu)
— to give someone the same name
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Turkish:
adını almak
— to give someone the same name
