Phrase guide

what is his name

phrase · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

phrase

Meaning 1

Used to ask the name of a man.

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phrase

Meaning 2

Used to ask the name of a male animal.

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Across languages

Translations

21 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Central Bikol: ano an ngaran niya? — what is his name?
  • Bulgarian: той как се казва? (toj kak se kazva?) — what is his name?
  • Chinese Mandarin: 他叫什麼名字? /他叫什么名字? (tā jiào shénme míngzì?) — what is his name?
  • Coptic: ⲛⲓⲙ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲉϥⲣⲁⲛ? (nim pe pefran?) — what is his name?
  • Finnish: mikä hänen nimensä on — what is his name?
  • Galician: como se chama el? — what is his name?
  • German: wie heißt er? — what is his name?
  • Hindi: उसका नाम क्या है (uskā nām kyā hai) — what is his name?
  • Hungarian: hogy hívják őt — what is his name?
  • Hungarian: hogy hívják azt az urat / azt a férfit / azt a fickót? — what is his name?
  • Icelandic: hvað heitir hann? — what is his name?
  • Italian: qual è il suo nome? — what is his name?
  • Italian: come si chiama? — what is his name?
  • Kazakh: аты кім? (aty kım?) — what is his name?
  • Korean: 그의 이름이 무엇입니까? (geu-ui ireum-i mueos-imnikka?) — what is his name?
  • Lithuanian: koks jo vardas? — what is his name?
  • Polish: jak on ma na imię? — what is his name?
  • Portuguese: qual é o nome dele? — what is his name?
  • Romanian: care este numele lui? — what is his name?
  • Romanian: cum se numește el? — what is his name?
  • Romanian: cum îl cheamă? — what is his name?