What would be an English equivalent for the Mexican Spanish word tocayo? In Mexican Spanish (not sure if other Spanish speaking countries use the word too) we call " tocayo " to those people that share the same name as us (but not necessarily the same last name i e , Juan Gonzalez and Juan Carlos Castillo are tocayos) I was wondering if an equivalent for this word exists at all in English or maybe even an expression?
Is there a word for someone with the same name? If a person shares my name, in Dutch there is the word "naamgenoot", meaning roughly 'member of the same name ' John A: Hi, my name is "John" John B: O, then we're insert solution word here! Similarly, 'classmate' is 'klasgenoot' in Dutch 'roommate' is 'kamergenoot' in Dutch I'm pretty sure I cannot call someone with the same name as mine a 'namemate' :) Edit Because sceptics appear to be
What is the inverse of namesake? [duplicate] A namesake is a person that is named after another person Is there a word or phrase to describe the reverse relationship? He is my namesake I am his _____