# der Namensvetter

der Namensvetter is a German noun meaning “namesake”. Forms: des Namensvetters, die Namensvettern.

## Forms

- Genitive: des Namensvetters
- Plural: die Namensvettern

## In other languages

- Русский: тёзка

## Meanings

1. namesake

## Examples

- Er ist mein Namensvetter, aber kein Verwandter. — He is my namesake, but no relation.
- Dein Namensvetter hat gerade noch ein Tor geschossen. — Your namesake has just scored another goal.
- Ich erfuhr nebenbei, dass meine Namensvetterin am 19. Januar 1813 geboren wurde. — I casually learned that my namesake was born on the nineteenth of January, 1813.

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URL: https://wordwide.space/de-en/wort/Namensvetter