namesake

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Other political analysts say Chavismo remains strong, even if aspects of its identity have shifted since its namesake died of cancer 13 years ago.

From Los Angeles Times

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From The Wall Street Journal

The facility’s namesake harbored no illusions that his donation might one day turn the downtrodden Hoosiers into the country’s top team.

From The Wall Street Journal

Craft beer drinkers know Pliny the Elder as the inspiration for his namesake double IPA.

From Los Angeles Times

There, she became the namesake of the Ai Project, a research programme into the "chimpanzee mind".

From BBC