<P> One notable example is that of the singer Hiram King Williams, known professionally as Hank Williams, and his son Randall Hank Williams, known professionally as Hank Williams Jr . Nothing prohibits girls named for their mothers from using similar suffixes, but no such tradition has become established . A more archaic method of distinguishing father from son was to follow the name with the Elder or the Younger, respectively, e.g. William Pitt the Elder and William Pitt the Younger . </P> <P> Among Ashkenazi Jews, it is customary to name a child after a dead parent (e.g., the child's grandparent), but never after a living person . Sephardic Jews traditionally are encouraged to name their children after relatives, living or dead . Greek families traditionally name a child after its paternal grandparents and the second child of the same sex is named after its maternal grandparents . </P> <P> Buildings, such as the Trump Tower, and companies, like the Ford Motor Company, are often named for their founders or owners . Biologic species and celestial bodies are frequently named for their discoverers . Alternatively, their discoverers may name them in honor of others . Occasionally, material goods, such as toys or garments, may be named for persons closely associated with them in the public mind . The teddy bear, for example, was named for President Theodore "Teddy" Roosevelt, because of a popular story in which the then - President objected to cruel treatment of a bear by hunters . </P> <P> The fedora hat may be considered the "namesake" of a fictional character, Princess Fédora Romanoff, from an 1887 play, Fédora, by Victorien Sardou . In her famous portrayal of that character, Sarah Bernhardt wore a soft felt hat with a center crease, which became known popularly as a "fedora". </P>

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