How to Say ‘Under the name Emily Smith’ in German
Auf den Namen Emily Smith
owf dane NAH-muhn
[owf dane NAH-muhn]
🇩🇪 In Germany: This is exactly the kind of phrase you'll hear at restaurants and hotels when a reservation is being entered. In practice, staff may say it quickly as part of a longer question, like [Auf welchen Namen?].
Phrase Breakdown
Auf den Namen
owf dane NAH-muhn
under the name
Common phrase used when making a reservation for someone’s name.
Bitte auf den Namen Müller.
Please under the name Müller.
Words in this phrase
Auf
[owf]
under / in the name of
Used in booking contexts to specify the name for a reservation.
Auf den Namen Schmidt wurde der Nebenraum eingetragen.
The side room was booked under the name Schmidt.
den
[dane]
the
Masculine accusative article in the fixed phrase 'auf den Namen'.
Auf den Namen Wagner finde ich keine Reservierung.
I cannot find a reservation under the name Wagner.
Namen
[NAH-muhn]
name
Used to identify the person attached to the reservation.
Auf den Namen Keller ist ein Tisch für acht Personen reserviert.
A table for eight people is reserved under the name Keller.
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