name after

name someone after (someone else)

and name someone for someone else

to give someone (usually a baby) the name of another person. We named our baby after my aunt. My parents named me for my grandfather.

name after

Also, name for. Give someone or something the name of another person or place. For example, They named the baby after his grandfather, or The mountain was named for President McKinley.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Scarlett	SKAHR-lət	English
Colette	ko-LET	French
Dionysos	dee-o-nuy-sos (Ancient Greek)	Greek Mythology
PlÁCido	PLAH-thee-dho (Spanish), PLAH-see-dho (Latin American Spanish)	Spanish, Portuguese
Riannon	-	Welsh
Shahnoza	-	Uzbek