We named our oldest son after my grandfather.とは 意味・読み方・使い方

We named my son after my grandfather.

We named our oldest son after my grandfather.

I called [named] my son Taro after [《主に米国で用いられる》 for] my grandfather.

We named our only son Tom after my grandfather.

He stood godfather to my first son.

We called [named] the child after his grandfather.

My first son was named after my uncle.

The baby was named Alfred after his grandfather.

The boy was named Daisaku after [《主に米国で用いられる》 for] his grandfather.

He named his first son Tomohiko after [《主に米国で用いられる》 for] his grandfather.

That is a name that my ancestors decided.

I was named after my uncle.

a son who has the same first name as his father

The baby was named Richard after his grandfather.

He was named after his grandfather.

I was named Robert by my grandfather.

Father named me after his aunt.

a patronymic surname

He named his son John after his own father.

The next to youngest son was called Tim.

I have a son whose name is Taro.

The baby was named Peter after his grandfather.

The baby was named John after his uncle.

I respect my uncle, so I named my first son John after him.

We have decided on our daughter's name.

The eldest son was named Taro―christened Taro.

He was named James for his grandfather.

a family name derived from name of your father or a paternal ancestor (especially with an affix (such as -son in English or O'- in Irish) added to the name of your father or a paternal ancestor)

The child was named Sophia after her grandmother.

She was called Jane after her grandmother.