How to Say ‘Under what name?’ in Mexican Spanish
¿A nombre de quién?
ah NOHM-breh deh kyehn
[ah NOHM-breh deh kyehn]
Phrase Breakdown
¿A nombre
ah NOHM-breh
Under the name
'A nombre de' means 'under the name of'. Say a-NOM-bre.
La cuenta está a nombre de mi papá.
The bill is in my dad's name.
Words in this phrase
A
[ah]
to
Preposition used before a person as the object of introduction.
Voy a a la mesa de empresas internacionales.
I'm going to the table of international companies.
nombre
[NOHM-breh]
name
What someone is called; 'a nombre de' means under the name of.
Mi nombre es Ana.
My name is Ana.
de quién?
deh kyehn
of whom?
'Quién' means 'who' and sounds like 'kyen'. Raise your voice at the end.
¿De quién es esto?
Whose is this?
Words in this phrase
de
[deh]
of
A preposition that links nouns, often meaning “of” or “about.”
En «cultura de trabajo», «de» conecta las dos ideas.
In “work culture,” “de” connects the two ideas.
quién
[kyehn]
whom
Question word for people.
¿De quién es esto?
Whose is this?
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