ETYM Cf. French homonyme. Related to Homonymous.
Two words are homonyms if they are pronounced or spelled the same way but have different meanings.
Words having the same sound but different meanings.
Word of same pronunciation as, but different meaning from, another; namesake.
ETYM For name's sake; i.e., one named for the sake of another's name.
A person with the same name as another.