overwordExplorer
GERMAN · A WORD WITH POSSIBILITIES

Name.

name (forename, Christian name, given name)

4 characters2 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈnaːmə/

  1. name (forename, Christian name, given name)

    masculine · weak

  2. name (surname, family name)

    masculine · weak

  3. name (full name)

    masculine · weak

  4. noun, examples include Eigenname (proper noun), 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 (pronoun).

    in-compounds · masculine · weak
Where this word comes from

From Middle High German name, from Old High German namo, from Proto-West Germanic *namō. Cognate with Dutch naam, Low German Naam, Alemannic German Name, Yiddish נאָמען (nomen), English name, West Frisian namme, Danish navn, Swedish namn.

FROM WORD TO NAME

Try it on your idea.

Name has 4 characters. Say it out loud, try it alongside a description of your project, and see whether its meaning fits what you want to create.

Name studioName workshello, Name

These are naming prompts. Meanings and pronunciation can vary; existing brand and domain uses have not been checked.

Explore the name generator

A word with a source.

Definitions, grammatical labels, IPA, etymology and examples: Wiktionary contributors, extracted by Kaikki / Wiktextract. Adapted under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected fields and authored examples are shown; third-party quotations and audio are omitted. See contributor history.

Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.