# der Name

der Name is a German noun meaning “name”. Forms: des Namens, die Namen.

## Forms

- Genitive: des Namens
- Plural: die Namen

## In other languages

- Русский: имя, прозвище, прозвание
- Українська: імʼя

## Meanings

1. 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.
2. _in-compounds_ noun, 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

- 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?
- Ist der Name Natascha in Rußland beliebt? — Is the name Natasha popular in Russia?
- Ihr Name steht auf der Liste. — Your name is on the list.
- Nein, mein Name ist nicht Tom. — No, my name's not Tom.

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