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How to Say ‘Under what name?’ in German

Auf welchen Namen?

owf VEL-khen NAH-men

[owf VEL-khen NAH-men]

💬 Usage Tip: German books something "on" a name, using auf, and der Name becomes den Namen. The answer follows the same shape: Auf Müller.

Phrase Breakdown

Auf

[owf]

under (a name)

Used with names for bookings.

Example

Der Tisch ist auf Müller reserviert.

The table is booked under Müller.

welchen

[VEL-khen]

which

Question word, masculine accusative form.

Example

Welchen Tisch möchten Sie?

Which table would you like?

Namen

[NAH-men]

name

What a person is called.

Example

Wie ist Ihr Namen?

What is your name?

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