Name

Alternative forms

• Nahme (obsolete)

Etymology

From Middle High German name, from Old High German namo, from Proto-Germanic *namô, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁nómn̥ (“name”). Cognate with Dutch naam, English name, West Frisian namme, Danish navn.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnaːmə/

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Noun

Name m (genitive Namens, plural Namen)

1. name (forename, Christian name, given name)
2. name (surname, family name)
3. name (full name)
   • 1931, Arthur Schnitzler, Flucht in die Finsternis, S. Fischer Verlag, page 51:

     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.

4. (grammar, 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).

Further reading

• Name in Duden online
• Name in DWDS (Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache)