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How to Say ‘Under the name Smith’ in Spain Spanish

A nombre de Smith

ah NOHM-breh deh

[ah NOHM-breh deh]

🇪🇸 In Spain: Staff in Spain usually ask ¿a nombre de quién? "under whose name?". Give your surname only, and be ready to spell it out if it's foreign.

Phrase Breakdown

A nombre de

ah NOHM-breh deh

Under the name of

Used to say whose name a booking is under. Stress 'nom'.

Example

La mesa está a nombre de Ana.

The table is under Ana's name.

Words in this phrase

A

[ah]

under / in (a name)

Here used in the fixed phrase 'a nombre de', meaning a booking is under someone's name.

Example

La mesa está a nombre de Ana.

The table is under Ana's name.

nombre

[NOHM-breh]

name

The word by which a person is known.

Example

¿Cuál es su nombre?

What is your name?

de

[deh]

of

A common connector joining type with company.

Example

En la pregunta ¿Qué tipo de empresa?, de conecta las ideas.

In the question What type of company?, de connects the ideas.

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