How to Say ‘Under the name of’ in German
Auf den Namen
awf den NAH-men
[awf den NAH-men]
💬 Usage Tip: The reply matches the question: [auf welchen Namen?] → [auf den Namen ...]. [welchen] changes to [den] the same way you would answer [für welchen Tag?] with [für den Samstag].
Phrase Breakdown
Auf
[awf]
on
Indicating a surface or a location.
Es steht auf der Liste.
It is on the list.
den
[den]
the
Used to specify the noun to a specific item or group.
Auf den Tisch stellen
Place it on the table
Namen
[NAH-men]
name
A word by which a person or thing is known.
Welchen Namen sagst du?
Which name do you say?
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