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What does "be named after someone" mean?

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Rebecca

To be "named after someone" means that something is given someone else's name in honor of that person. Things or people can also be "named after something", which means they are given the name of that object. Here are a couple of examples: Ex: This building is named after Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Ex: She is naming her baby after her mother.

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