"Named for" vs. "Named after"

Folks,

In the event that I encounter a SC question with these 2, which is better?

Named for or Named after. When something is named for/after a famous person/thin. See example below

"The city of Alexandria in Egypt was named after Alexander the Great/The city of Alexandria in Egypt was named for Alexander the Great"

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by andy123 » Sun Sep 27, 2009 10:25 am

named after is the idiom i guess..

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