how to pronounce name

/ˈnaːmə/

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the above transcription of name is a detailed (narrow) transcription according to the rules of the International Phonetic Association; you can find a description of each symbol by clicking the phoneme buttons in the secction below.

name is pronounced in two syllables

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aː

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An example use of name in a speech by a native speaker of standard german:

“… olli schulz ist mein name und ich bin …”

meanings of name

noun:

Name (full name).
Name (forename, Christian name, given name).
Noun, examples include Eigenname, Sammelname (collective noun) and Gattungsname (appellative or common noun). Note: Compounds which aren't hyponyms of substantive are rare and obsolete, like Hauptname or Dingname (substantive noun), Beiname (adjective noun), Fürname.
Name (surname, family name).

name frequency in german - A2 level of CEFR

the word name occurs in german on average 76.1 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for A2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.