Word usage

It doesn't make proper sense, and I'm not sure what was intended. There is a word "namesake", but I don't see how the meaning would fit in that sentence. At a stretch, "for his or her name's sake", meaning for the sake of his or her reputation, is arguably possible.

Ye Thu Every artist wants to paint a masterpiece for his or her name sake. I'd like to know the words " name sake" is correctly used in the senence. If so, what does it mean? Thank you so much.

It is correctly used in the sentence. You can find it in Oxford Dictionary of Word Origins.

Thein Lwin 7291It is correctly used in the sentence. You can find it in Oxford Dictionary of Word Origins.

Meaning what?

Thein Lwin 7291 Ye Thu Every artist wants to paint a masterpiece for his or her name sake. I'd like to know the words " name sake" is correctly used in the senence. If so, what does it mean? Thank you so much.It is correctly used in the sentence. You can find it in Oxford Dictionary of Word Origins.

Oxford Dictionary defines the word " namesake" as " a person

GPY Thein Lwin 7291It is correctly used in the sentence. You can find it in Oxford Dictionary of Word Origins.Meaning what?

For the sake of his or her name.

Ye Thu Thein Lwin 7291 Ye Thu Every artist wants to paint a masterpiece for his or her name sake. I'd like to know the words " name sake" is correctly used in the senence. If so, what does it mean? Thank you so much.It is correctly used in the sentence. You can find it in Oxford Dictionary of Word Origins.Oxford Dictionary defines the word " namesake" as " a person or thi

Thein Lwin 7291For the sake of his or her name.

I am hampered by not having the Oxford Dictory of Word Origins to hand, but, in ordinary modern English, "for his or her name sake" sounds wrong to me. As I mentioned, "for his or her name's sake" may be possible.