Meanings
phrasewhat is your name?
alternative what's your name?
- Used to ask the name of a person.
What is your name? — My name is Mary. — A pretty name. — It is my mother's name. — Indeed!
1854, Gustave Chouquet, Easy Conversations in French, page 9
Translations
Afrikaans wat is jou naam?
- wat is jou naam?what is your name?
Arabic مَا ٱسْمُكَ؟, مَا ٱسْمُكِ؟
- مَا ٱسْمُكَ؟ (mā smuka?)what is your name?
- مَا ٱسْمُكِ؟ (mā smuki?)what is your name?
Basque nola izena duzu?, zein da zure izena?
- nola izena duzu?what is your name?
- zein da zure izena?what is your name?
Bengali আপনার নাম কী?, তোমার নাম কী?
- আপনার নাম কী? (apnar nam ki?)what is your name?
- তোমার নাম কী? (tōmar nam ki?)what is your name?
- তোর নাম কী? (tōr nam ki?)what is your name?
Bulgarian как се ка́зваш?, как се ка́звате?
- как се ка́зваш? (kak se kázvaš?)what is your name?
- как се ка́звате? (kak se kázvate?)what is your name?
Catalan com et dius?, com es diu?
- com et dius?what is your name?
- com es diu?what is your name?
- com et diuen?what is your name?
- com li diuen?what is your name?
Chinese Cantonese 你叫咩名呀？
- 你叫咩名呀？what is your name?
Chinese Mandarin 你叫什麼名字？ /你叫什么名字？, 你怎麼稱呼？ /你怎么称呼？
- 你叫什麼名字？ /你叫什么名字？ (nǐ jiào shénme míngzi?)what is your name?
- 你怎麼稱呼？ /你怎么称呼？ (nǐ zěnme chēnghu?)what is your name?
- 您貴姓？ /您贵姓？ (nín guìxìng?)what is your name?
Czech jak se jmenuješ?, jak se jmenujete?
- jak se jmenuješ?what is your name?
- jak se jmenujete?what is your name?
Danish hvad hedder du?, hvad hedder De?
- hvad hedder du?what is your name?
- hvad hedder De?what is your name?
Dutch hoe heet u?, hoe heet jij?
- hoe heet u?what is your name?
- hoe heet jij?what is your name?
- wat is uw naam?what is your name?
- wat is je naam?what is your name?
- wat is jouw naam?what is your name?
Esperanto kio estas via nomo?, kiel vi nomiĝas?
- kio estas via nomo?what is your name?
- kiel vi nomiĝas?what is your name?
Estonian mis su nimi on?, kuidas teie nimi on?
- mis su nimi on?what is your name?
- kuidas teie nimi on?what is your name?
Finnish mikä teidän nimenne on?, mikä sinun nimesi on?
- mikä teidän nimenne on?what is your name?
- mikä sinun nimesi on?what is your name?
French comment vous appelez-vous, comment t'appelles-tu
- comment vous appelez-vouswhat is your name?
- comment t'appelles-tuwhat is your name?
- quel est votre nomwhat is your name?
- quel est ton nomwhat is your name?
German wie heißen Sie?, wie heißt du?
- wie heißen Sie?what is your name?
- wie heißt du?what is your name?
- was ist Ihr Name?what is your name?
- was ist dein Name?what is your name?
Greek πώς σε λένε
- πώς σε λένεwhat is your name?
Hawaiian ʻo wai kou inoa?
- ʻo wai kou inoa?what is your name?
Hebrew מה שמך? איך קוראים לך?, מה שמך? איך קוראים לך?
- מה שמך? איך קוראים לך? (má shim'khá?)what is your name?
- מה שמך? איך קוראים לך? (má sh'mékh?)what is your name?
Hindi आपका नाम क्या है?, तुम्हारा नाम क्या है?
- आपका नाम क्या है? (āpkā nām kyā hai?)what is your name?
- तुम्हारा नाम क्या है? (tumhārā nām kyā hai?)what is your name?
- तेरा नाम क्या है? (terā nām kyā hai?)what is your name?
Hungarian hogy hívják?, hogy hívnak?
- hogy hívják?what is your name?
- hogy hívnak?what is your name?
Icelandic hvað heitir þú?, hvað heitirðu?
- hvað heitir þú?what is your name?
- hvað heitirðu?what is your name?
Indonesian Siapa namamu?, Siapa namanya?
- Siapa namamu?what is your name?
- Siapa namanya?what is your name?
Irish cén t-ainm atá ort?, cad is ainm duit?
- cén t-ainm atá ort?what is your name?
- cad is ainm duit?what is your name?
- c'ainm atá ortwhat is your name?
Italian come si chiama?, come ti chiami?
- come si chiama?what is your name?
- come ti chiami?what is your name?
- qual è il tuo nome?what is your name?
- qual è il suo nome?what is your name?
Japanese お名前は何ですか, お名前は？
- お名前は何ですか (o-namae wa nan desu ka?)what is your name?
- お名前は？ (o-namae wa?)what is your name?
Korean 성함이 어떻게 되세요?, 이름이 무엇입니까?
- 성함이 어떻게 되세요? (seongham-i eotteoke doeseyo?)what is your name?
- 이름이 무엇입니까? (ireum-i mueos-imnikka?)what is your name?
- 이름이 뭐예요? (ireum-i mwo-yeyo?)what is your name?
- 너 이름이 뭐니? (neo ireum-i mwo-ni?)what is your name?
Latin quod nomen tibi est?
- quod nomen tibi est?what is your name?
Lithuanian koks jūsų vardas?, koks tavo vardas?
- koks jūsų vardas?what is your name?
- koks tavo vardas?what is your name?
Malay siapa nama anda?, siapa nama kamu?
- siapa nama anda?what is your name?
- siapa nama kamu?what is your name?
- siapa nama awak?what is your name?
Māori ko wai tō ingoa?
- ko wai tō ingoa?what is your name?
Norwegian Bokmål hva heter du?
- hva heter du?what is your name?
Polish jak się nazywasz?, jak masz na imię?
- jak się nazywasz?what is your name?
- jak masz na imię?what is your name?
- jak się Pan nazywa?what is your name?
- jak się Pani nazywa?what is your name?
- jak ma Pan na imię?what is your name?
- jak ma Pani na imię?what is your name?
Portuguese qual é o teu nome?, qual é o seu nome?
- qual é o teu nome?what is your name?
- qual é o seu nome?what is your name?
- como te chamas?what is your name?
- como você se chama?what is your name?
Punjabi ਤੁਹਾਡਾ ਨਾਮ ਕੀ ਹੈ?, ਤੇਰਾ ਨਾਮ ਕੀ ਹੈ?
- ਤੁਹਾਡਾ ਨਾਮ ਕੀ ਹੈ? (tuhāḍā nām kī hai?)what is your name?
- ਤੇਰਾ ਨਾਮ ਕੀ ਹੈ? (terā nām kī hai?)what is your name?
Romanian cum vă numiți?, cum te numești?
- cum vă numiți?what is your name?
- cum te numești?what is your name?
- cum te cheamă?what is your name?
Russian как тебя́ зову́т?, как вас зову́т?
- как тебя́ зову́т? (kak tebjá zovút)what is your name?
- как вас зову́т? (kak vas zovút)what is your name?
Scottish Gaelic dè 'n t-ainm a tha ort?, dè 'n t-ainm a tha oirbh?
- dè 'n t-ainm a tha ort?what is your name?
- dè 'n t-ainm a tha oirbh?what is your name?
Slovak ako sa voláš?, ako sa voláte?
- ako sa voláš?what is your name?
- ako sa voláte?what is your name?
Spanish ¿cómo se llama usted?, ¿cómo te llamas?
- ¿cómo se llama usted?what is your name?
- ¿cómo te llamas?what is your name?
- ¿cuál es su nombre?what is your name?
- ¿cuál es tu nombre?what is your name?
- ¿cómo te llamás?what is your name?
Swahili jina lako nani?
- jina lako nani?what is your name?
Swedish vad heter du?, vad är ditt namn?
- vad heter du?what is your name?
- vad är ditt namn?what is your name?
- vad är Ert namn?what is your name?
Tagalog ano po ang pangalan nila?, ano ang pangalan mo?
- ano po ang pangalan nila?what is your name?
- ano ang pangalan mo?what is your name?
- ano pangalan mo?what is your name?
Tamil உன் பெயர் என்ன?, உங்கள் பெயர் என்ன
- உன் பெயர் என்ன? (uṉ peyar eṉṉa?)what is your name?
- உங்கள் பெயர் என்ன (uṅkaḷ peyar eṉṉa)what is your name?
Thai คุณชื่ออะไรครับ, คุณชื่ออะไรคะ
- คุณชื่ออะไรครับ (kun chʉ̂ʉ à-rai kráp)what is your name?
- คุณชื่ออะไรคะ (kun chʉ̂ʉ à-rai ká)what is your name?
Turkish adın ne?, adın nedir?
- adın ne?what is your name?
- adın nedir?what is your name?
- ismin ne?what is your name?
- ismin nedir?what is your name?
- adınız ne?what is your name?
- adınız nedir?what is your name?
- isminiz ne?what is your name?
- isminiz nedir?what is your name?
Ukrainian як вас зва́ти?, як тебе́ зва́ти?
- як вас зва́ти? (jak vas zváty?)what is your name?
- як тебе́ зва́ти? (jak tebé zváty?)what is your name?
- як вас зову́ть? (jak vas zovútʹ?)what is your name?
- як тебе́ зову́ть? (jak tebé zovútʹ?)what is your name?
Urdu آپ کا نام کْیا ہَے؟, آپ کا کْیا نام ہَے؟
- آپ کا نام کْیا ہَے؟ (āp kā nām kyā hai?)what is your name?
- آپ کا کْیا نام ہَے؟ (āp kā kyā nām hai?)what is your name?
- تُمْہارا نام کْیا ہَے؟ (tumhārā nām kyā hai?)what is your name?
Vietnamese tên bạn là gì?, tên anh là gì?
- tên bạn là gì?what is your name?
- tên anh là gì?what is your name?
- tên bà là gì?what is your name?
- tên chị là gì?what is your name?
- tên của con là gì?what is your name?
- tên em là gì?what is your name?
- tên mày là gì?what is your name?
- tên ông là gì?what is your name?
Welsh beth yw'ch enw chi?, beth yw dy enw di?
- beth yw'ch enw chi?what is your name?
- beth yw dy enw di?what is your name?
Yiddish וואָס איז אייער נאָמען?, וואָס איז דייַן נאָמען?
- וואָס איז אייער נאָמען? (vos iz eyer nomen?)what is your name?
- וואָס איז דייַן נאָמען? (vos iz dayn nomen?)what is your name?
Zulu ngubani igama lakho?
- ngubani igama lakho?what is your name?
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