Namesake has an antonym? I'm stumped.
Oh, yeah. There was this time I was pinned down by this guy that played left tackle for varsity... Well, at least he used to before he was a vampire... Anyway, he had this really, really thick neck, and all I had was a little, little Exact-O knife ... You're not loving this story.
Buffy ,'Beneath You'
Natter 34: Freak With No Name
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Hayden - Apr 19, 2005 1:52:00 pm PDT #7198 of 10001
aka "The artist formerly known as Corwood Industries."
Topic!Cindy - Apr 19, 2005 1:53:45 pm PDT #7199 of 10001
What is even happening?
Maria, how are you going to use it?
Aims - Apr 19, 2005 1:54:12 pm PDT #7200 of 10001
Shit's all sorts of different now.
aka? er...no.
brenda m - Apr 19, 2005 1:54:40 pm PDT #7201 of 10001
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
Everytime that's come up in RL it's ended with "and then my, what's the word, not namesake. Whatever the opposite of that is..."
Having an actual word would be nice, if anyone knows it.
Karl - Apr 19, 2005 1:56:04 pm PDT #7202 of 10001
I adore all you motherfuckers so much -- PMM.
Antonym meaning the relationship the other way? As in, if I had a nephew named Karl, who was named for me, then he is my ____?
I'm not sure English has one. But I'll bet the aggregate Buffista wisdom will prove me wrong.
-t - Apr 19, 2005 1:56:44 pm PDT #7203 of 10001
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
According to [link] if you mean the person you are named after, you can use "namesake".
I'm sure there's a better answer...
(edited to make the kind of sense that is)
Maria - Apr 19, 2005 2:00:35 pm PDT #7204 of 10001
Not so nice is that I'm about to ruin a Friday morning for a bunch of people because of a series of unfortunate events and an upset foreign government. - shrift
I'm looking for the term used to describe a person after whom you are named. I am named after my great-grandmother, therefore I am her namesake and she is my ___________.
This is infuriating.
edit: -t, I've seen it used both ways as well, but for the life of me, I swear there's another word to describe it.
§ ita § - Apr 19, 2005 2:00:47 pm PDT #7205 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I'm not sure English has one. But I'll bet the aggregate Buffista wisdom will prove me wrong.
There is. It's namesake.
Main Entry: name·sake
Pronunciation: -"sAk
Function: noun
Etymology: probably from name's sake
: one that has the same name as another; especially : one who is named after another or for whom another is named
The Partyman - Apr 19, 2005 2:08:24 pm PDT #7206 of 10001
[insert something funny here]
LA is so pretty and sunny.
I could sooooooooo just stay here and never see the rainy wastes of the UK ever again......
§ ita § - Apr 19, 2005 2:09:10 pm PDT #7207 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Aren't we marvellous, Partyman?
::preens like she has anything to do with the weather::
It was great seeing you this weekend, even if we barely spoke.