Timeline for Is there a word for someone with the same name?
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| Sep 20, 2012 at 22:18 | comment | added | Tim Lymington | 'If a Scot is asked about a man with the same name of whom he knows nothing, he will say " I dare say we are related, though I cannot say how distantly." An Englishman in the same situation would say "No, he is a mere namesake." (Walter Scott , Fair Maid of Perth; italics in original). | |
| Jan 12, 2012 at 16:00 | comment | added | MetaEd | "one that has the same name as another; especially : one who is named after another or for whom another is named" (Merriam-Webster). So not necessarily. | |
| Jan 12, 2012 at 15:38 | comment | added | FrustratedWithFormsDesigner | I thought namesake was usually used when someone was named after someone else, usually to honour or remember the first person. | |
| Jan 12, 2012 at 15:36 | history | answered | ApprenticeHacker | CC BY-SA 3.0 |