Examples of 'named for him' in a sentence

Meaning of "named for him"

This phrase suggests that an object, place, or concept was given a name in honor or recognition of a specific individual. It implies that the name of the mentioned thing was chosen to commemorate or pay tribute to that person

How to use "named for him" in a sentence

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named for him
The mineral wiikite is named for him.
There are streets named for him in many cities in California.
A street in the village is named for him.
Places named for him.
The mineral perovskite is named for him.
It was named for him.
Several geographic features are named for him.
Rectory named for him.
It is the entrance to an auditorium named for him.
There is a street named for him in the town.
Eventually a type of fingerless glove is named for him.
Two buildings are named for him there now.
An avenue in that city was subsequently named for him.
A senior center is named for him in Northridge.
There are numerous thoroughfares named for him.

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There is a town named for him in the municipality of Jojutla.
The mineral heintzite is named for him.
An award named for him was created in Japan after his death.
Nine other churches were named for him.
Polk County was named for him as he had property there.
The base magazine is named for him.
A room is named for him at Bristol University.
Many opening variations are named for him.
A scholarship is named for him at University of Wisconsin.
Other facilities were also named for him.
A street is now named for him in Kranjska Gora.
A street there was also named for him.
A series of lectures is named for him at the University of Louisville.
The elementary school is named for him.
Streets were named for him in Rishon LeZion and Beersheba.
The mineral julgoldite was named for him.
Schmidt crater is named for him and Otto Schmidt.
Two streets in the area are named for him.
Streets in several towns are named for him including in Beer Sheva and Haifa.
One type of radial fracture is named for him.
More Wyoming landmarks are named for him than for any other trapper but Jim Bridger.
Carpenter syndrome is named for him.
There is a mountain named for him on Saturna Island near Vancouver Island.
A poetry prize is named for him.
A roadway was named for him in the Hato Rey section of San Juan.
Teddy bear toy named for him.
The ångström units with which the wavelength of light is measured are named for him.
I hope you named for him.
Several phenomena he discovered or explained have been named for him.
He has one named for him.
Many streets and neighborhoods have been named for him.
A ferry is named for him.
A number of streets and public buildings are named for him.
There is an annual cartoon prize named for him called the Ton Smits coin.
Many of the coastal features of the area were later named for him.

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