/ Dictionary / Index N namesake: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: name•sake Pronunciation: (nām'sāk"), [key] — n. a person named after another. a person having the same name as another. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: namesake (Thesaurus) nameplate nametag Related Content Daily Word Quiz: banshee Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language