name sb/sth after sb/sth
US also name sb/sth for sb/sth— phrasal verb with name uk/neɪm/us/neɪm/verb [ T ]
to give someone or something the same name as another person or thing:
Paul was named after his grandfather.
She told us about his brother, Apollo, born in 1969 and named for the US astronauts' mission to the moon.
More examples
- We named our dogs after Tolkien characters.
- We named all our children after football players.