name sb for sb else Idiom

name sb for sb else

Idiom(s): name someone after someone else AND name someone for someone else

Theme: NAME

to give someone (usually a baby) the name of another person.
• We named our baby after my aunt.
• My parents named me for my grandfather.

name sb for sb else

Idiom(s): name addition afterwards addition abroad AND name addition for addition else

Theme: NAME

to accord addition (usually a baby) the name of addition person.
• We called our babyish afterwards my aunt.
• My parents called me for my grandfather.
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name sb for sb else Idiom

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