Quick question, no dictionaries or google allowed

[conuly]

Let's say you have two people, John Doe Sr. and John Doe Jr. Which one is the namesake of the other one?

Poll #24506 Namesake

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Which one is the namesake?

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The older one
30 (23.4%)

The younger one
80 (62.5%)

It can go either way
14 (10.9%)

I'm familiar with the term but don't really know
4 (3.1%)

I'm not familiar with the term at all
0 (0.0%)

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[hamimi_fk]

Lol, I see.

Sake - in order to achieve or preserve

My understanding is the older person is the namesake. As in, “I’m so honored my grandson is carrying on my name!” Which infers that the grandson is named after the grandfather to preserve/keep the memory of him.

EDIt: Wait so that means the younger person is the namesake!? *hurts self in confusion*

EDIT 2: So I’m an idiot. Based on my observation the younger person is the namesake because they’re the one carrying on the name of the older person!