name for

name someone or something for someone or something

to name someone or something, using the name of someone or something, in any combination. I named her for the beauty of the rising sun. They named the mountain for the first person to see it.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Philip	FIL-ip (English), FEE-lip (Dutch)	English, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Dutch, Biblical
Nkosazana	-	Southern African, Xhosa
XosÉ	-	Galician
Taylor	TAY-lər	English
Jennifer	JEN-i-fər (English)	English, German, Dutch, Swedish, Spanish
Vida	['vi:də]