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Today's Idiom = "Name Someone After Someone Else"

Name Someone After Someone Else ( one is given the name of another; named in honor of another ... )

"name someone after someone else"

Example: "What should we name the baby?" Reply: "Let's name him after your father, James." Another example: "I was named after my great grandfather Albert."

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