Named
Prominent
Prominent adjective - Likely to attract attention.
Named and prominent are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Named" instead an adjective "Prominent".
Nearby Words: prominence, prominently
Both words in one sentence
- Named, of course, after perhaps the most prominent Brazilian of all time (Complete with the last name, which despite being very common, possibly refers to the team Pelé played for (Santos)).
Source: Famous-Named Foreigner - In Sequel Series The Legend of Korra Aang's son Tenzin repeats the motif (although Tenzin is a fairly common Tibetan name), while Korra's friend Mako is named after Mako, the prominent Japanese-American actor and voice artist who voiced the original series' Iroh until his death.
Source: Named After Somebody Famous -
He was named after a prominent Old Testament leader, Yehudahnote and indeed the Jewish people, and their religion, are also named after that leader.
Source: One Mario Limit
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