"name after" meaning in English

{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "names after",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "naming after",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "named after",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "named after",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "*"
      },
      "expansion": "name after (third-person singular simple present names after, present participle naming after, simple past and past participle named after)",
      "name": "en-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English phrasal verbs with particle (after)",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese terms with redundant script codes",
          "parents": [
            "Terms with redundant script codes",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "The scientist named his newly discovered species after a famous pop artist.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "The scientist discovered a new species, which he named after a famous pop artist.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To give (someone or something) the name of another person, place, or thing; to name (someone or something) in honour of"
      ],
      "id": "en-name_after-en-verb-t4j8Zlil",
      "links": [
        [
          "name",
          "name"
        ],
        [
          "honour",
          "honour"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "name for"
        }
      ],
      "translations": [
        {
          "code": "ca",
          "lang": "Catalan",
          "sense": "to give someone the same name",
          "word": "posar nom a algù amb"
        },
        {
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "yǔ...tóngmíng",
          "sense": "to give someone the same name",
          "word": "与...同名"
        },
        {
          "code": "da",
          "lang": "Danish",
          "sense": "to give someone the same name",
          "word": "opkalde efter"
        },
        {
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "to give someone the same name",
          "word": "vernoemen naar"
        },
        {
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "to give someone the same name",
          "word": "noemen naar"
        },
        {
          "code": "eo",
          "lang": "Esperanto",
          "sense": "to give someone the same name",
          "word": "nomi laŭ"
        },
        {
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "note": "after a person",
          "sense": "to give someone the same name",
          "word": "nimetä jonkun mukaan"
        },
        {
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "to give someone the same name",
          "word": "nimetä jonkin mukaan"
        },
        {
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "to give someone the same name",
          "word": "benennen nach"
        },
        {
          "code": "he",
          "lang": "Hebrew",
          "roman": "al shum",
          "sense": "to give someone the same name",
          "word": "עַל שׁוּם"
        },
        {
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "to give someone the same name",
          "word": "chiamare come"
        },
        {
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "note": "name A after B",
          "roman": "B-ni chinande, A-o nadzukeru",
          "sense": "to give someone the same name",
          "word": "Bに因んで、Aを名付ける"
        },
        {
          "code": "nb",
          "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
          "sense": "to give someone the same name",
          "word": "oppkalle etter"
        },
        {
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "to give someone the same name",
          "word": "nomear em homenagem"
        },
        {
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "nazvátʹ v čestʹ",
          "sense": "to give someone the same name",
          "word": "назва́ть в честь"
        },
        {
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "to give someone the same name",
          "word": "llamar en honor a"
        },
        {
          "code": "ta",
          "lang": "Tamil",
          "roman": "peyarppaṭu",
          "sense": "to give someone the same name",
          "word": "பெயர்ப்படு"
        },
        {
          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "to give someone the same name",
          "word": "adını almak"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "name after"
}

{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "names after",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "naming after",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "named after",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "named after",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "*"
      },
      "expansion": "name after (third-person singular simple present names after, present participle naming after, simple past and past participle named after)",
      "name": "en-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "English entries with incorrect language header",
        "English lemmas",
        "English multiword terms",
        "English phrasal verbs",
        "English phrasal verbs with particle (after)",
        "English terms with usage examples",
        "English verbs",
        "Japanese terms with redundant script codes"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "The scientist named his newly discovered species after a famous pop artist.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "The scientist discovered a new species, which he named after a famous pop artist.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To give (someone or something) the name of another person, place, or thing; to name (someone or something) in honour of"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "name",
          "name"
        ],
        [
          "honour",
          "honour"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "name for"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "to give someone the same name",
      "word": "posar nom a algù amb"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "yǔ...tóngmíng",
      "sense": "to give someone the same name",
      "word": "与...同名"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "to give someone the same name",
      "word": "opkalde efter"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "to give someone the same name",
      "word": "vernoemen naar"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "to give someone the same name",
      "word": "noemen naar"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "to give someone the same name",
      "word": "nomi laŭ"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "note": "after a person",
      "sense": "to give someone the same name",
      "word": "nimetä jonkun mukaan"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to give someone the same name",
      "word": "nimetä jonkin mukaan"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to give someone the same name",
      "word": "benennen nach"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "al shum",
      "sense": "to give someone the same name",
      "word": "עַל שׁוּם"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to give someone the same name",
      "word": "chiamare come"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "note": "name A after B",
      "roman": "B-ni chinande, A-o nadzukeru",
      "sense": "to give someone the same name",
      "word": "Bに因んで、Aを名付ける"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "to give someone the same name",
      "word": "oppkalle etter"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "to give someone the same name",
      "word": "nomear em homenagem"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "nazvátʹ v čestʹ",
      "sense": "to give someone the same name",
      "word": "назва́ть в честь"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to give someone the same name",
      "word": "llamar en honor a"
    },
    {
      "code": "ta",
      "lang": "Tamil",
      "roman": "peyarppaṭu",
      "sense": "to give someone the same name",
      "word": "பெயர்ப்படு"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "to give someone the same name",
      "word": "adını almak"
    }
  ],
  "word": "name after"
}