How to say “name” around the world
5,268 languages · 356 in their own spelling
Dots of one colour begin with a similar sound. Colours group words by the class of their first consonant (a sound-class method used in linguistics): words that begin alike share a colour. This shows resemblance, not common origin — proving relationship needs case-by-case comparison. Readable forms come from Wiktionary translation tables; many smaller languages come from the ASJP word lists, in ASJP’s simplified transcription.
| Language | Word | Romanization | Family |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chinese | 名字 | míngzi | Sino-Tibetan |
| English | name | Indo-European | |
| Spanish | nombre | Indo-European | |
| Hindi | नाम | nām | Indo-European |
| Arabic | اِسْم | ism | Afro-Asiatic |
| Bengali | নাম | nam | Indo-European |
| Indonesian | nama | Austronesian | |
| Portuguese | nome | Indo-European | |
| French | nom | Indo-European | |
| Russian | и́мя | ímja | Indo-European |
| Japanese | 名前 | namae | Japonic |
| Marathi | नाव | nāv | Indo-European |
| Swahili | jina | Atlantic-Congo | |
| Turkish | ad | Turkic | |
| Telugu | పేరు | pēru | Dravidian |
| Wu Chinese | 名 | Sino-Tibetan | |
| Korean | 이름 | ireum | Koreanic |
| German | Name | Indo-European | |
| Vietnamese | tên | Austroasiatic | |
| Tamil | பெயர் | peyar | Dravidian |
| Cantonese | 名 | Sino-Tibetan | |
| Urdu | نام | nām | Indo-European |
| Italian | nome | Indo-European | |
| Egyptian Arabic | اسم | esm | Afro-Asiatic |
| Gujarati | નામ | nām | Indo-European |
| Western Farsi | نام | nâm | Indo-European |
| Min Nan Chinese | 名 | miâ | Sino-Tibetan |
| Hakka Chinese | 名仔 | miàng-é | Sino-Tibetan |
| Hausa | suna | Afro-Asiatic | |
| Kannada | ಹೆಸರು | hesaru | Dravidian |
| Polish | imię | Indo-European | |
| Yoruba | orúkọ | Atlantic-Congo | |
| Malayalam | പേര് | pērŭ | Dravidian |
| Odia | ନାମ | nāma | Indo-European |
| Burmese | အမည် | a.many | Sino-Tibetan |
| Moroccan Arabic | اسمية | smiyya | Afro-Asiatic |
| Igbo | ahà | Atlantic-Congo | |
| Ukrainian | ім'я́ | imʺjá | Indo-European |
| Uzbek | ism | Turkic | |
| Sindhi | نالو | nālō | Indo-European |
| Romanian | nume | Indo-European | |
| Dutch | naam | Indo-European | |
| Gan Chinese | 名字 | 'miang⁴ ci⁵ | Sino-Tibetan |
| Amharic | ስም | səm | Afro-Asiatic |
| Thai | ชื่อ | chʉ̂ʉ | Tai-Kadai |
| Lingala | nkómbó | Atlantic-Congo | |
| Serbian-Croatian-Bosnian | и̏ме | Indo-European | |
| Khmer | ឈ្មោះ | chmŭəh | Austroasiatic |
| Somali | magac | Afro-Asiatic | |
| Turkmen | at | Turkic | |
| Cebuano | ngalan | Austronesian | |
| Nepali | नाम | nām | Indo-European |
| Assamese | নাম | nam | Indo-European |
| Sinhala | නම | nama | Indo-European |
| Greek | όνομα | ónoma | Indo-European |
| Northeastern Thai | ซื่อ | Tai-Kadai | |
| Kurdish | nav | Indo-European | |
| Hijazi Arabic | اسم | isim | Afro-Asiatic |
| Tajik | ном | nom | Indo-European |
| Kazakh | есім | esim | Turkic |
| Hungarian | név | Uralic | |
| Zulu | igama | Atlantic-Congo | |
| Nyanja | dzina | Atlantic-Congo | |
| Tunisian Arabic | اِسْمْ | ʔism | Afro-Asiatic |
| Akan | edin | Atlantic-Congo | |
| Southern Pashto | نوم | nūm | Indo-European |
| Czech | jméno | Indo-European | |
| Uighur | ئات | at | Turkic |
| Afrikaans | naam | Indo-European | |
| Min Dong Chinese | 名 | miàng | Sino-Tibetan |
| Haitian | non | Indo-European | |
| Swedish | namn | Indo-European | |
| Azerbaijani | ad | Turkic | |
| Iloko | nagan | Austronesian | |
| Bulgarian | и́ме | íme | Indo-European |
| Hiligaynon | ngalan | Austronesian | |
| Xhosa | ifani | Atlantic-Congo | |
| Belarusian | імя́ | imjá | Indo-European |
| Tigrinya | ስም | səm | Afro-Asiatic |
| Neapolitan | nomme | Indo-European | |
| Central Kurdish | ناو | naw | Indo-European |
| Tumbuka | zina | Atlantic-Congo | |
| Kashmiri | ناو | nāv | Indo-European |
| Kikuyu | rĩĩtwa | Atlantic-Congo | |
| Danish | navn | Indo-European | |
| Slovak | meno | Indo-European | |
| Southern Sotho | lebitso | Atlantic-Congo | |
| Wolaytta | sunttaa | Ta-Ne-Omotic | |
| Kabyle | isem | Afro-Asiatic | |
| Finnish | nimi | Uralic | |
| Lao | ຊື່ | sư̄ | Tai-Kadai |
| Norwegian | navn | Indo-European | |
| Tatar | исем | isem | Turkic |
| Buginese | aseng | Austronesian | |
| Catalan | nom | Indo-European | |
| Guarani | téra | Tupian | |
| Sicilian | nomu | Indo-European | |
| Kirghiz | ат | at | Turkic |
| Riffian | isem | Afro-Asiatic | |
| Armenian | անուն | anun | Indo-European |
| Ganda | erinnya | Atlantic-Congo | |
| Lithuanian | vardas | Indo-European | |
| Tok Pisin | nem | Indo-European | |
| Lombard | nomm | Indo-European | |
| Georgian | სახელი | saxeli | Kartvelian |
| Albanian | emër | Indo-European | |
| Shan | ၸိုဝ်ႈ | tsūe | Tai-Kadai |
| Mongolian | нэр | ner | Mongolic-Khitan |
| Chadian Arabic | اسم | usum | Afro-Asiatic |
| Bikol | ngaran | Austronesian | |
| Galician | nome | Indo-European | |
| Pampanga | lagyu | Austronesian | |
| Slovenian | ime | Indo-European | |
| Esperanto | nomo | Artificial Language | |
| Macedonian | име | ime | Indo-European |
| Piedmontese | nòm | Indo-European | |
| Venetian | nome | Indo-European | |
| Zhuang | mingzcih | Tai-Kadai | |
| Rohingya | nam | Indo-European | |
| Sidamo | suʼma | Afro-Asiatic | |
| Afar | migaq | Afro-Asiatic | |
| Kabardian | цӏэ | cʼɛ | Abkhaz-Adyge |
| Igala | ódú | Atlantic-Congo | |
| Makasar | areng | Austronesian | |
| Latvian | vārds | Indo-European | |
| Quechua | suti | Quechuan | |
| Scots | name | Indo-European | |
| Chechen | цӏе | cʼe | Nakh-Daghestanian |
| Estonian | nimi | Uralic | |
| Bashkir | исем | isem | Turkic |
| Tibetan | མིང | ming | Sino-Tibetan |
| Beja | sim | Afro-Asiatic | |
| Maguindanao | ngala | Austronesian | |
| Pangasinan | ngaran | Austronesian | |
| Romagnol | nóm | Indo-European | |
| Tausug | ngan | Austronesian | |
| Garo | bimuŋ | Sino-Tibetan | |
| Central Okinawan | 名 | nā | Japonic |
| Western Frisian | namme | Indo-European | |
| Frafra | yʋ'ʋrɛ | Atlantic-Congo | |
| South Sudanese Creole Arabic | isim | Afro-Asiatic | |
| Kalmyk | нерн | nern | Mongolic-Khitan |
| Maranao | ngaran | Austronesian | |
| Avar | цӏар | cʼar | Nakh-Daghestanian |
| Basque | izen | Isolates | |
| Chuvash | ят | jat | Turkic |
| Welsh | enw | Indo-European | |
| Yucatec Maya | kʼaabaʼ | Mayan | |
| Lü | ᦋᦹᧈ | tsue¹ | Tai-Kadai |
| Lezghian | тӏвар | ṭvar | Nakh-Daghestanian |
| Rusyn | имня́ | ymnjá | Indo-European |
| Morisyen | non | Indo-European | |
| Walloon | no | Indo-European | |
| Adyghe | цӏэ | cʼɛ | Abkhaz-Adyge |
| Classical Syriac | ܫܡܐ | šəmā | Afro-Asiatic |
| Maltese | isem | Afro-Asiatic | |
| Crimean Tatar | ad | Turkic | |
| Occitan | nom | Indo-European | |
| Vlax Romani | nav | Indo-European | |
| Ligurian | nómme | Indo-European | |
| Mizo | hming | Sino-Tibetan | |
| Mari | лӱм | lüm | Uralic |
| Tetum | naran | Austronesian | |
| Silesian | miano | Indo-European | |
| Asturian | nome | Indo-European | |
| Yakut | аат | aat | Turkic |
| Samoan | igoa | Austronesian | |
| Sranan Tongo | nen | Indo-European | |
| Ibanag | ngagan | Austronesian | |
| Tzotzil | biil | Mayan | |
| Dhivehi | ނަން | nan̊ | Indo-European |
| Ingush | цӏи | cʼi | Nakh-Daghestanian |
| Papiamento | nòmber | Indo-European | |
| Icelandic | nafn | Indo-European | |
| Ngazidja Comorian | dzina | Atlantic-Congo | |
| Karachay-Balkar | ат | at | Turkic |
| Naxi | miq | Sino-Tibetan | |
| Friulian | non | Indo-European | |
| Saho | migac | Afro-Asiatic | |
| Udmurt | ним | ńim | Uralic |
| Ao Naga | tenüng | Sino-Tibetan | |
| Dzongkha | མིང | ming | Sino-Tibetan |
| Zeelandic | naem | Indo-European | |
| Buriat | нэрэ | nere | Mongolic-Khitan |
| Māori | ingoa | Austronesian | |
| Extremaduran | nombri | Indo-European | |
| Dongxiang | niere | Mongolic-Khitan | |
| Abkhaz | ахьʒ | axʲʒ | Abkhaz-Adyge |
| Tonga (Tonga Islands) | hingoa | Austronesian | |
| Navajo | ázhiʼ | Athabaskan-Eyak-Tlingit | |
| Komi | ним | ńim | Uralic |
| Corsican | nomu | Indo-European | |
| Solu-Khumbu Sherpa | མིང | ming | Sino-Tibetan |
| Irish | ainm | Indo-European | |
| Ladino | nombre | Indo-European | |
| Aromanian | numã | Indo-European | |
| Kashubian | miono | Indo-European | |
| Breton | ano | Indo-European | |
| Mwani | zina | Atlantic-Congo | |
| Erzya | лем | lem | Uralic |
| Paiwan | ngadan | Austronesian | |
| Tabasaran | ччвур | č̄vur | Nakh-Daghestanian |
| Blin | séñw | Afro-Asiatic | |
| Faroese | navn | Indo-European | |
| Tahitian | iʻoa | Austronesian | |
| Komi-Permyak | ним | ńim | Uralic |
| Marshallese | āt | Austronesian | |
| Scottish Gaelic | ainm | Indo-European | |
| Mansaka | aran | Austronesian | |
| Khalaj Turkic | ât | Turkic | |
| Chuukese | it | Austronesian | |
| Sanskrit | नामन् | nā́man | Indo-European |
| Yaeyama | 名 | nā | Japonic |
| Argobba | ስም | səm | Afro-Asiatic |
| Ternate | ronga | North Halmahera | |
| Dungan | минзы | minzɨ | Sino-Tibetan |
| Romansh | num | Indo-European | |
| Ashkun | nām | Indo-European | |
| Chepang | मेङ् | meng | Sino-Tibetan |
| Karelian | nimi | Uralic | |
| Higaonon | ngadan | Austronesian | |
| Ladin | inom | Indo-European | |
| Aghul | тур | tur | Nakh-Daghestanian |
| Hawaiian | inoa | Austronesian | |
| North Saami | namma | Uralic | |
| Kajtak | зу | zu | Nakh-Daghestanian |
| Katë | nom | Indo-European | |
| Wakhi | nung | Indo-European | |
| Andi | цӏцӏер | ccʼer | Nakh-Daghestanian |
| Central Yupik | ateq | Eskimo-Aleut | |
| Yogad | ngagan | Austronesian | |
| Evenki | гэрби | gərbi | Tungusic |
| Western Bukidnon Manobo | ngazan | Austronesian | |
| Tabaru | ronga | North Halmahera | |
| Western Apache | -̨́-̨́zhi’ | Athabaskan-Eyak-Tlingit | |
| Upper Sorbian | mjeno | Indo-European | |
| Kikai | 名 | nā | Japonic |
| Tuvalu | igoa | Austronesian | |
| Yagnobi | нум | num | Indo-European |
| Nuristani Kalasha | nām | Indo-European | |
| Northern Amami-Oshima | 名 | Japonic | |
| Northern Frisian | noome | Indo-European | |
| Louisiana Creole | nom | Indo-European | |
| Niuean | higoa | Austronesian | |
| Aragonese | nome | Indo-European | |
| Prasun | nom | Indo-European | |
| Udi | цӏи | c̣i | Nakh-Daghestanian |
| Chitral Kalasha | نوم | Indo-European | |
| Lower Sorbian | mě | Indo-European | |
| Even | гэрбэ | gərʙə | Tungusic |
| Chukchi | нынны | nynny | Chukotko-Kamchatkan |
| Jejueo | 일흠 | ilheum | Koreanic |
| Kunigami | 名 | nā | Japonic |
| Dolgan | аат | Turkic | |
| Pitjantjatjara | ini | Pama-Nyungan | |
| Wutunhua | minze | Sino-Tibetan | |
| Moksha | лем | lem | Uralic |
| Mòcheno | nu'm | Indo-European | |
| Manx | ennym | Indo-European | |
| Southern Amami-Oshima | 名 | nā | Japonic |
| Interlingua | nomine | Artificial Language | |
| Bororo | ije | Bororoan | |
| Nanai | гэрбу | gerbu | Tungusic |
| Pipil | -tukay | Uto-Aztecan | |
| Istriot | non | Indo-European | |
| Istro-Romanian | nome | Indo-European | |
| Northern Mansi | нам | nam | Uralic |
| Archi | цӏор | cʼor | Nakh-Daghestanian |
| Cornish | hanow | Indo-European | |
| Southern Sami | nomme | Uralic | |
| Skolt Sami | nõmm | Uralic | |
| Yonaguni | 名 | nā | Japonic |
| Narrinyeri | mitji | Pama-Nyungan | |
| Budukh | тур | tur | Nakh-Daghestanian |
| Amur Nivkh | ӄʼа | qʼa | Nivkh |
| Cypriot Arabic | ism | Afro-Asiatic | |
| Ingrian | nimi | Uralic | |
| Chickasaw | holhchifo | Muskogean | |
| Votic | nimi | Uralic | |
| Manchu | ᡤᡝᠪᡠ | gebu | Tungusic |
| Central Sierra Miwok | ˀoja·še- | Miwok-Costanoan | |
| Ainu | レ | re | Ainu |
| N||ng | kaǀî | Tuu | |
| Aklanon | ngaean | Austronesian | |
| Mescalero-Chiricahua Apache | -́zhii | Athabaskan-Eyak-Tlingit | |
| Kiowa Apache | -zhííh | Athabaskan-Eyak-Tlingit | |
| Jewish Babylonian Aramaic (ca. 200-1200 CE) | שְׁמָא | šəmā | Afro-Asiatic |
| Atong (India) | bimung | Sino-Tibetan | |
| Bactrian | ναμο | namo | Indo-European |
| Western Balochi | نام | nám | Indo-European |
| Bobangi | lina | Atlantic-Congo | |
| Boloki | nkómbó | Atlantic-Congo | |
| Falam Chin | hmin | Sino-Tibetan | |
| Min Bei Chinese | 名 | miâng | Sino-Tibetan |
| Coptic | ⲣⲁⲛ | ran | Afro-Asiatic |
| Dalmatian | naun | Indo-European | |
| Ifè | ɛ́kɔ | Atlantic-Congo | |
| Eshtehardi | نومَ | nōma | Indo-European |
| Fataluku | nee | Timor-Alor-Pantar | |
| Old French | nom | Indo-European | |
| Saterland Frisian | Noome | Indo-European | |
| Gothic | 𐌽𐌰𐌼𐍉 | namō | Indo-European |
| Ancient Greek | ὄνομα | ónoma | Indo-European |
| Kalaallisut | ateq | Eskimo-Aleut | |
| Hebrew | שֵׁם | shem | Afro-Asiatic |
| Hittite | 𒆷𒀀𒈠𒀭 | lāman | Indo-European |
| Hmong Daw | lub npe | Hmong-Mien | |
| Iranun | ngaran | Austronesian | |
| Old Irish | ainmm | Indo-European | |
| Isnag | ngaxan | Austronesian | |
| Javanese | aran | Austronesian | |
| Kawi | ngaran | Austronesian | |
| Kazym-Berezover-Suryskarer Khanty | нӓм | näm | Uralic |
| Kituba (Democratic Republic of Congo) | nkumbu | Atlantic-Congo | |
| South-Central Koongo | nkumbu | Atlantic-Congo | |
| Latin | nōmen | Indo-European | |
| Lucumi | oruko | Atlantic-Congo | |
| Bukusu | lisina | Atlantic-Congo | |
| Northern Lushootseed | sdaʔ | Salishan | |
| Lautu | ming | Sino-Tibetan |