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name (polite); your name
The polite form of 名前 (name), formed by adding the honorific prefix お. Used when asking about or referring to someone else's name in polite or formal situations.
お名前は？
What is your name?
One of the first polite expressions learners encounter. The お prefix makes 名前 honorific, so it is used to refer to the listener's or a third person's name, not one's own.
Common patterns
- お名前は？ — What is your name? (casual-polite)
- お名前を伺ってもよろしいですか — May I ask your name? (very polite)
- お名前をどうぞ — Your name, please