How to Say ‘Under the name Smith’ in German
Auf den Namen Smith
owf dayn NAH-men
[owf dayn NAH-men]
💬 Usage Tip: German uses auf where English says "under" for a booking name. It's a fixed expression, so learn it whole.
Phrase Breakdown
Auf den Namen
owf dayn NAH-men
Under the name
This is the standard phrase for giving a booking name. Say 'owf dehn NAH-men'.
Die Reservierung ist auf den Namen Schmidt.
The reservation is under the name Schmidt.
Words in this phrase
Auf
[owf]
on
Used to denote a position above something.
Das Buch liegt auf dem Tisch.
The book is on the table.
den
[dayn]
the
Definite article in the dative plural form used after this preposition.
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
Accusative form of der Name; used for whose name a booking is under.
Wie ist Ihr Name?
What is your name?
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