How to Say ‘Your name’ in Japanese
お名前
o namae
[o namae]
💬 Usage Tip: [名前] becomes [お名前] in polite service language. You'll hear this a lot from staff asking for customer details, like [お名前] and [お電話番号].
Phrase Breakdown
お
o
[o]
honorific prefix
Adds politeness to 名前 when asking the customer's name.
お名前をお願いします。
Your name, please.
名前
namae
[namae]
name
Used when staff ask for the name for a reservation.
お名前を伺ってもよろしいですか。
May I ask your name?
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