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Habibaelgindy Posted 9 years ago
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Named for vs Named after

Are they interchangeable?
  

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habibaelgindy Are they interchangeable? No. He is named after his father.

  • habibaelgindy Are they interchangeable?
  • No.
  • He is named after his father.
  • (not for his father ) I'd stick with 'after' (unless you can come up with an example that must have 'for').
  • CJ
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habibaelgindy Are they interchangeable?

No.

He is named after his father. (not for his father)

I'd stick with 'after' (unless you can come up with an example that must have 'for').

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