How to Say ‘Under whose name?’ in Spain Spanish
¿A nombre de quién?
ah NOM-bray deh kee-EN
[ah NOM-bray deh kee-EN]
💬 Usage Tip: [A nombre de] is the set phrase for putting something under someone's name: [A nombre de García], [a nombre de Ana]. You don't use the article here: not [al nombre de].
Phrase Breakdown
A
[ah]
in / under
In this reservation phrase, A means 'in' or 'under,' as in 'under what name.'
La mesa está ¿A nombre de quién? en la lista.
The table is under whose name on the list?
nombre
[NOM-bray]
name
nombre means 'name.' In reservations, it refers to the name the booking is under.
La reserva de ¿A nombre de quién? aparece con ese nombre.
The reservation for 'Under whose name?' appears with that name.
de
[deh]
of
de usually means 'of' or 'from.' Here it links 'name' and 'who': 'name of whom.'
En ¿A nombre de quién?, la palabra de conecta el nombre con la persona.
In 'Under whose name?', the word de connects the name with the person.
quién
[kee-EN]
who / whom
quién means 'who' or 'whom.' In this question, it asks for the person's name on the reservation.
El camarero pregunta: ¿A nombre de quién?
The waiter asks: Under whose name?
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