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How to Say ‘In the name of’ in German

Auf den Namen

owf dayn NAH-men

[owf dayn NAH-men]

💬 Usage Tip: German books things "on" a name with auf, where English says "under". Don't translate word for word with unter.

Phrase Breakdown

Auf

[owf]

under (a name)

'Auf den Namen' means a booking is under someone's name.

Example

Die Reservierung ist auf meinen Namen.

The reservation is under my name.

den

[dayn]

the

Definite article in the dative plural form used after this preposition.

Example

Im Ausdruck Hinter den Kulissen steht den im Dativ Plural.

In the expression 'Behind the scenes', 'the' is in the dative plural.

Namen

[NAH-men]

name

Form of 'Name' after a preposition.

Example

Wie war der Namen noch?

What was the name again?

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