0 to give someone or something the same name as another person or thing:
Paul was named after his grandfather.
She told us about his brother, Apollo, born in 1969 and named for the US astronauts' mission to the moon.
We named our dogs after Tolkien characters.
We named all our children after football players.
NYA ORD
European
May 10, 2021
DAGENS ORD
Shimmer
name sb/sth after sb/sth
