How to Say ‘Your name’ in Japanese
お名前
o namae
[oh nah-mah-eh]
💬 Usage Tip: The [お] makes [名前] more polite when asking about the customer's name. This kind of polite prefix is very common in service language.
Phrase Breakdown
お
o
[oh]
honorific prefix
A polite prefix added to some nouns to sound respectful toward the listener.
お名前をお願いします。
Your name, please.
名前
namae
[nah-mah-eh]
name
Means name. With お, it becomes the polite form お名前.
お名前をいただけますか。
May I have your name?
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