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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The name ISN'T the spelling.[/quote] The name is only the spelling. That is the definition of "namesake". [/quote] Let's take the name Mary for example. In many catholic countries, it was a practice to name children after Jesus' mother, that is, make her a namesake, BUT to use the colloquial version of Mary was frowned upon to the point it was a big no-no. Mary was so great that only she could have that exact name. So what did people do? They named their daughter, e.g. Marianne, and Mary, mother of Jesus was very much the namesake. Also, even into early in the last century many people didn't care as much about spelling. Heck, many couldn't even spell their names, and their names are spelled multiple ways on different official documents.[/quote]
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