Editing Namesake (section)

==Proper usage==
When ''namesake'' refers to something or someone who is named after something or someone else, the second recipient of a name is usually said to be the ''namesake'' of the first. This usage usually refers to humans named after other humans,<ref name="mw" /><ref name="rhd">{{cite web |title=Namesake |url=https://www.dictionary.com/browse/namesake |website=Dictionary.com Unabridged |publisher=Random House |access-date=1 April 2019}}</ref> but current usage also allows things to be or have namesakes.<ref name="oxford" /><ref name="collins">{{cite web |title=Namesake |url=https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/namesake |website=Collins English Dictionary |publisher=HarperCollins |access-date=1 April 2019}}</ref>  Sometimes the first recipient can also be called the ''namesake'';<ref name="mw" /> however, the correct and unambiguous term would be the ''[[eponym]]''.