Nameling
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Nameling is a noun meaning (rare, archaic) Any of a group of people sharing the same name.
Meaning
(rare, archaic) Any of a group of people sharing the same name.
Example Sentences
[…] namelings, people having the same name when […]
Eveline Hill, the protagonist of the Dubliners story "Eveline," for example, successfully extricates herself from the confines of her "Eve" name since, like her nameling in the Garden of Eden who was tempted by promises of knowledge, Eveline, too, is tempted: […]
Word Forms
- namelings
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include name, cognominal, namesake, cognomination, cognomen, namesmanship.
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