Aug 3, 2014 · Clearly "named after" means something along the lines of "These drawings are by Smith after those of Jones" where the "after" meaning "following as a consequence", so understood to …

Over on Stackoverflow, I keep seeing questions wherein posters say: *I have an item named SoAndSo (a table, a file, etc.). Shouldn't it be: *I have an item called SoAndSo. Is "named" an accepta...

Aug 1, 2018 · However, termed is much more formal and is often used to describe very specific concepts in multiple different fields. named, on the other hand, is a bit less formal and thus, much …

May 7, 2019 · People are both named and called. You are "named" at birth by your parents, and "called" by other people during your lifetime. In your examples, however, I would use neither verb. "The first …

Feb 18, 2021 · Is there a term for the construction of specifying someone or something solely via a relative clause without explicitly naming it, as in the example in the title - either at the level of …

Jun 11, 2023 · In the Kentish town/Highgate area are two pubs, The Bull and Last and The Bull and Gate. What might such pub names be references to?

Apr 22, 2024 · Product names which are derived after an inventor's name will often remain capitalized, though not always (e.g. the petroleum distillate used to power trucks and locomotives is called …

Oct 8, 2018 · Is it okay if I just say "My friend named"? or should I complete the sentence to "I have a friend named". Thanks in advance.:)

Jan 12, 2012 · The word namefellow or name-fellow, although rather obscure, does have exactly the meaning you're after, without the connotation of namesake that both people are named after the …

If I were to use the sentence "There are lots of John Smiths" in the world, would that be the correct use for saying that there are a lot of people named John Smith in the world?