Meanings
name (forename, Christian name, given name)
Und da er keinen Grund hatte, ihr seinen Namen zu verhehlen, so stellte er sich in aller Form vor.And because he had no reason to conceal his name from her, he introduced himself in all due form.
in-compoundsnoun, examples include Eigenname (proper noun), Sammelname (collective noun) and Gattungsname (appellative or common noun). Note: Compounds which aren't hyponyms of substantive are rare and obsolete, like Hauptname or Dingname (substantive noun), Beiname (adjective noun), Fürname (pronoun).
Examples
GermanEnglish
Ich bin verliebt. Sein Name ist Tom.I'm in love. His name is Tom.
Ihr Name ist nicht zufällig Tom, oder?Your name wouldn't be Tom, by any chance, would it?