in memory of

English

Preposition

in memory of

1. Honoring and reminding people of someone who has died.

Translations

Translations

Cornish: er kov Dutch: ter nagedachtenis van Finnish: muistoksi (genitive + ~) French: en mémoire de (fr) Latin: in memoriam (+ genitive) Old English: on ġemynd (+ genitive) Polish: ku pamięci, na pamiątkę, in memoriam (pl)

See also

• in honour of

Further reading

• “in memory of”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
• “in memory of”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
• “in memory of sb”, in Cambridge English Dictionary, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire: Cambridge University Press, 1999–present.
• “in memory of somebody” in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English, Longman.
• “in memory of someone” (US) / “in memory of someone” (UK) in Macmillan English Dictionary.