named after

English - English

Definition of named after in English English dictionary

Given the same name as someone: "Archibald was named after his father."

named in honor of a person or thing, given the name of a person or thing

Hyphenation

named af·ter

Turkish pronunciation

neymd äftır

Pronunciation

/ˈnāmd ˈaftər/ /ˈneɪmd ˈæftɜr/

Videos

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