named after

Meaning

simple past and past participle of name after

Synonyms

associated with

connected with

Sentences

The asteroid is named after the Japanese capital Tokyo .

The teams are named after past presidents of the club .

The gold mining town Thornborough was named after him .

The crater is named after Posidonius.

It is named after the town of Bridgwater in the English county of Somerset .

Stapledon Wood , on the south-east side of Caldy Hill , is named after him .