His father wanted him to be a famous man so he was

问题补充：

His father wanted him to be a famous man,so he was named

答案：

be named after

以.名字命名~

这句话的意思就是楼主所说的~

======以下答案可供参考======

供参考答案1:

be named after固定搭配，意为以什么命名

供参考答案2:

意思是他的父亲希望他成为一个名人，所以以一个英雄的名字给他命名。name after 是一个短语，意思是“以……命名”