Sb/Sth Named English Meaning Give Synonym American Bill

Meaning: If you name somebody after someone else, you give them the same name.

• name sb/sth after sb/sth When Bill and Jenny named their son after the revolutionary fighter Che Guevara, their parents thought they were crazy. But now they like the name "Che".
  
  
• sb/sth will be named after sb/sth Manchester United's new stadium will be named after their long-serving manager. It'll be called the Alex Ferguson Stadium.
  
  

Variety: Thisis typically used in British and Australian English but may be used in other varieties of English too.