How to Say ‘Under what name?’ in Mexican Spanish
¿A nombre de quién?
ah NOHM-breh deh kee-EHN
[ah NOHM-breh deh kee-EHN]
💬 Usage Tip: This literally uses [who], but in context it means "under what name?" Spanish often asks it as [¿A nombre de quién?] rather than a more word-for-word version of English.
Phrase Breakdown
A
[ah]
under
Part of the phrase used to ask under what name a reservation was made.
A nombre de quién está la reservación, por favor.
Under whose name is the reservation, please?
nombre
[NOHM-breh]
name
The identifying name for a booking or table.
A nombre de quién tienen la mesa apartada.
Under whose name do you have the table set aside?
de
[deh]
of
Completes the fixed expression 'a nombre de.'
A nombre de quién quedó registrada la cena.
Under whose name was the dinner registered?
quién
[kee-EHN]
whom
Question word here meaning 'whose' or literally 'of whom' in the phrase.
A nombre de quién está el coche en el valet.
Under whose name is the car in valet?
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