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How to Say ‘What name is it under?’ in Spain Spanish

¿A nombre de quién?

ah NOHM-breh deh kee-EN

[ah NOHM-breh deh kee-EN]

💬 Usage Tip: Spanish keeps de in front of quién, where English sends the word to the end: "who is it under?" You can't drop it, and the same goes for ¿Con quién? "With whom?"

Phrase Breakdown

¿A nombre

ah NOHM-breh

In the name

Stress 'NOM'. The 'mbr' cluster flows quickly: 'a-NOM-bre'.

Example

¿A nombre de la empresa?

In the company's name?

Words in this phrase

A

[ah]

under / in (a name)

Preposition used in the phrase 'a nombre de' = under the name of.

Example

La reserva está a nombre de Ana.

The booking is under Ana's name.

nombre

[NOHM-breh]

name

Masculine noun for a person's name.

Example

¿Cuál es su nombre?

What is your name?

de quién?

deh kee-EN

of whom?

'Quién' sounds like 'kyen', with stress and rising intonation at the end of the question.

Example

¿De quién es este bolso?

Whose bag is this?

Words in this phrase

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.

quién

[kee-EN]

whom

Question word asking which person or team someone supports.

Example

¿Quién gana y a quién apoyas tú?

Who wins and whom do you support?

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