How to Say ‘Your name’ in Japanese
お名前
o namae
[oh nah-mah-eh]
💬 Usage Tip: The お at the front makes it respectful, so it means "your name", never your own. When you give your own name, drop it and just say the name itself.
🇯🇵 In Japan: Staff ask for the name first because Japanese restaurants file reservations under a family name. Give your surname, spelled slowly if it's foreign.
Phrase Breakdown
お
o
[oh]
honorific/polite prefix
A polite prefix that makes a word sound more refined or respectful.
おすすめのおは、ことばを丁寧にします。
The o in osusume makes the word more polite.
名前
namae
[nah-mah-eh]
name
Used when giving or asking for someone's name.
名前をお願いします。
Your name, please.
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