How to Say ‘In the name of’ in German
Auf den Namen
owf dane NAH-muhn
[owf dane NAH-muhn]
🇩🇪 In Germany: This is the standard wording when staff ask whose name a booking should be under. You can answer just with your surname after it.
Phrase Breakdown
Auf
[owf]
under / in the name of
Preposition used in reservation phrases to indicate the name attached to a booking.
Auf den Namen Müller ist bereits ein Tisch reserviert.
A table is already reserved under the name Müller.
den
[dane]
the
Masculine accusative article used with 'Namen' in this fixed phrase.
Auf den Namen Schneider liegt die Reservierung vor.
The reservation is under the name Schneider.
Namen
[NAH-muhn]
name
Noun used when identifying who a reservation belongs to.
Auf den Namen Becker wurde der Raum gebucht.
The room was booked under the name Becker.
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