Name meaning and definition in german

Noun

Frequency:

m ‎(genitive Namens, plural Namen)

1. name (forename, Christian name, given name)
2. name (surname, family name)
3. name (full name)
4. grammar, in compounds 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).