nach seinem Großvater

after his grandfather

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after his grandfather In a naming context, it means “named after his grandfather”; with kommen, it can mean “take after his grandfather.”
GE: Das Mädchen wurde nach seinem Großvater benannt.
EN: The girl was named after her grandfather.

Sie haben das Kind nach seinem Großvater genannt.

They named the child after his grandfather.

Er muss nach seinem Großvater benannt worden sein.

He must have been named after his grandfather.

Er kommt nach seinem Großvater.

He takes after his grandfather.

Das Kind wurde nach seinem Großvater Alfred benannt.

The child was named after his grandfather Alfred.