Meanings
phrase
- A common way to identify oneself.
Translations
Afrikaans my naam is
- my naam isa way to identify oneself
Arabic اِسْمِي ...
- اِسْمِي ... (ismī ...)a way to identify oneself
Basque ... dut izena
- ... dut izenaa way to identify oneself
Bengali আমার নাম ...
- আমার নাম ... (amar nam ...)a way to identify oneself
Bulgarian ка́звам се ..., мое́то и́ме е ...
- ка́звам се ... (kázvam se ...)a way to identify oneself
- мое́то и́ме е ... (moéto íme e ...)a way to identify oneself
- аз съм ... (az săm ...)a way to identify oneself
Catalan em dic, em diuen
- em dica way to identify oneself
- em diuena way to identify oneself
Chinese Cantonese 我叫……
- 我叫…… (ngo⁵ giu³ ...)a way to identify oneself
Chinese Mandarin 我叫……, 我的名字是……
- 我叫…… (wǒ jiào ...)a way to identify oneself
- 我的名字是…… (wǒ de míngzi shì ...)a way to identify oneself
Czech jmenuji se ...
- jmenuji se ...a way to identify oneself
Danish jeg hedder ...
- jeg hedder ...a way to identify oneself
Dutch ik heet..., mijn naam is...
- ik heet...a way to identify oneself
- mijn naam is...a way to identify oneself
Esperanto mia nomo estas, mi nomiĝas
- mia nomo estasa way to identify oneself
- mi nomiĝasa way to identify oneself
Estonian minu nimi on ...
- minu nimi on ...a way to identify oneself
Finnish nimeni on ...
- nimeni on ...a way to identify oneself
French je m'appelle ..., mon nom est ...
- je m'appelle ...a way to identify oneself
- mon nom est ...a way to identify oneself
German ich heiße ..., mein Name ist ...
- ich heiße ...a way to identify oneself
- mein Name ist ...a way to identify oneself
Greek το όνομά μου είναι, με λένε
- το όνομά μου είναι (to ónomá mou eínai)a way to identify oneself
- με λένε (me léne)a way to identify oneself
Hawaiian ʻo ... koʻu inoa
- ʻo ... koʻu inoaa way to identify oneself
Hebrew ...קוראים לי, ...שמי
- ...קוראים לי (kor'im li ...)a way to identify oneself
- ...שמי (shmi ...)a way to identify oneself
Hindi मेरा नाम ... है
- मेरा नाम ... है (merā nām ... hai)a way to identify oneself
Hungarian …(-nak/-nek) hívnak, a nevem …
- …(-nak/-nek) hívnaka way to identify oneself
- a nevem …a way to identify oneself
Icelandic ég heiti
- ég heitia way to identify oneself
Indonesian nama saya
- nama sayaa way to identify oneself
Irish is mise ...
- is mise ...a way to identify oneself
Italian mi chiamo ..., il mio nome è ...
- mi chiamo ...a way to identify oneself
- il mio nome è ...a way to identify oneself
Japanese 私は……です, 名前は……です
- 私は……です (watashi wa ... desu)a way to identify oneself
- 名前は……です (namae wa ... desu)a way to identify oneself
- ……といいます (... to iimasu)a way to identify oneself
- ……と申します (... to mōshimasu)a way to identify oneself
Korean 저는 ...이라고 합니다, 저는 ...입니다
- 저는 ...이라고 합니다 (jeo-neun ...-irago hamnida)a way to identify oneself
- 저는 ...입니다 (jeo-neun ...-imnida)a way to identify oneself
- 제 이름은 ...입니다 (je ireum-eun ...-imnida)a way to identify oneself
- 제 이름은 ...예요 (je ireum-eun ...-yeyo)a way to identify oneself
- 제 이름은 ...이에요 (je ireum-eun ...-ieyo)a way to identify oneself
- 내 이름은 ...이야 (nae ireum-eun ...-iya)a way to identify oneself
- 내 이름은 ...야 (nae ireum-eun ...-ya)a way to identify oneself
Latin mihi nōmen ... est, me vocor
- mihi nōmen ... esta way to identify oneself
- me vocora way to identify oneself
- mihi vocora way to identify oneself
Latvian mani sauc
- mani sauca way to identify oneself
Lithuanian mano vardas ...
- mano vardas ...a way to identify oneself
Malay nama saya ialah..., nama saya...
- nama saya ialah...a way to identify oneself
- nama saya...a way to identify oneself
Māori ko ... ahau, ko … taku ingoa
- ko ... ahaua way to identify oneself
- ko … taku ingoaa way to identify oneself
Norwegian Bokmål jeg heter ..., mitt navn er ...
- jeg heter ...a way to identify oneself
- mitt navn er ...a way to identify oneself
Polish mam na imię ..., nazywam się ...
- mam na imię ...a way to identify oneself
- nazywam się ...a way to identify oneself
Portuguese chamo-me ..., me chamo ...
- chamo-me ...a way to identify oneself
- me chamo ...a way to identify oneself
- meu nome é ...a way to identify oneself
Punjabi ਮੇਰਾ ਨਾਂ ... ਹੈ, میرا ناں ... ہَے
- ਮੇਰਾ ਨਾਂ ... ਹੈa way to identify oneself
- میرا ناں ... ہَے (merā nāṉ ... hai)a way to identify oneself
Romanian mă numesc ..., numele meu este ...
- mă numesc ...a way to identify oneself
- numele meu este ...a way to identify oneself
- pe mine mă cheamă ...a way to identify oneself
Russian меня́ зову́т ..., моё и́мя ...
- меня́ зову́т ... (menjá zovút ...)a way to identify oneself
- моё и́мя ... (mojó ímja ...)a way to identify oneself
- я ... (ja ...)a way to identify oneself
Slovak volám sa ...
- volám sa ...a way to identify oneself
Spanish me llamo ..., mi nombre es ...
- me llamo ...a way to identify oneself
- mi nombre es ...a way to identify oneself
Swahili jina langu ni, naitwa
- jina langu nia way to identify oneself
- naitwaa way to identify oneself
Swedish jag heter ..., mitt namn är ...
- jag heter ...a way to identify oneself
- mitt namn är ...a way to identify oneself
Tagalog ako si
- ako sia way to identify oneself
Tamil என் பெயர்...
- என் பெயர்... (eṉ peyar...)a way to identify oneself
Thai ผมชื่อ...ครับ, ดิฉันชื่อ...ค่ะ
- ผมชื่อ...ครับ (pǒm chʉ̂ʉ ... kráp)a way to identify oneself
- ดิฉันชื่อ...ค่ะ (dì-chǎn chʉ̂ʉ ... kâ)a way to identify oneself
Turkish adım, ben
- adıma way to identify oneself
- bena way to identify oneself
- benim adıma way to identify oneself
- benim ismima way to identify oneself
- ismima way to identify oneself
Ukrainian мене́ зва́ти ...
- мене́ зва́ти ... (mené zváty ...)a way to identify oneself
Urdu میرا نام ... ہَے
- میرا نام ... ہَے (merā nām ... hai)a way to identify oneself
Vietnamese tên tôi là ... (tôi varies according to audience), tôi tên là ...
- tên tôi là ... (tôi varies according to audience)a way to identify oneself
- tôi tên là ...a way to identify oneself
Welsh ... ydw i, .... ydy f'enw i
- ... ydw ia way to identify oneself
- .... ydy f'enw ia way to identify oneself
Yiddish איך הייס..., מײַן נאָמען איז ...
- איך הייס...a way to identify oneself
- מײַן נאָמען איז ... (mayn nomen iz ...)a way to identify oneself
Zulu igama lami ngu-
- igama lami ngu-a way to identify oneself
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my name is. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/my%20name%20is
MLA
“my name is.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/my%20name%20is. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “my name is,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/my%20name%20is.
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