How do you say what is your name in Italian?

Asking someone’s name in Italian is completely different than asking them in English Because in English we use the verb “to be” while in Italian we use the verb “to call”.

So in Italian, you can’t say “Cos’è il tuo nome?” because it’s not the correct form, instead you can say “Come ti chiami? Which literally means “How do you call yourself?” and that is the correct form.

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How Do You Say What Is Your Name In Italian? (Informal)

When you want to ask someone about their name in Italian you can say, “Come ti chiami?” which literally means “How do you call yourself?” but this is if the person is the same age as you.

For example:

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How Do You Say What Is Your Name In Italian? (Formal)

If you want to ask someone about their name in Italian you can say, “Come Si Chiama?” which literally means “How do you call yourself?” but this is if the person is older than you or a complete stranger and you want to ask them about their name politely.

For example:

• Come si chiama, Signora? >> (What is your name, Madam?)
• E Lei signore, Come si chiama? >> (And you sir, what’s your name?)

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What is the difference between “come ti chiami” and “come si chiama”?

If you take a good look at the two questions you will note that the difference between them is in the main verb that forms the question which is “Chiamarsi” a reflexive verb that means “To call oneself” and if you look at the conjugation of this verb in the present tense you will note that the form “ti chiami” is conjugated with the second person singular with (Tu>> You) and the form “si chiama” is conjugated with the third person singular (Lei>> She).

So What Does that mean? , in Italian, there is a form called “La forma di cortesia” which literrly means “The form of courtesy” or we can call it “The formal speech“.

La Forma di cortesia is used with people that we don’t know or people we have to respect like elder people, police, teachers, doctors, Professors, etc.

To use this form with one person you have to conjugate the verb with (Lei >> You).

And to use it with a group of people you have to conjugate the verb with (Voi >> You) or (Loro >> You) to be more polite, however (voi) is more used.

Here is the conjugation of the verb (Chiamarsi) in the present.

Io >> I	Mi Chiamo >> My name
Tu >> You (Informal singular)	Ti Chiami >> Your name
Lui >> He lei >> She Lei >> You (Formal singular)	Si Chiama >> His name Si Chiama >> Her name Si Chiama >> your name
Noi >> We	Ci Chiamiamo >> Our name
Voi >> You (Informal Plural) Voi >> You (Formal Plural)	Vi Chiamate >> Their name Vi Chiamate >> Your name
Loro >> They Loro >> You (Formal Plural)	Si Chiamano >> Their name Si Chiamano >> Your name

Examples:

• Tu, Come ti chiami? >> (You, What’s your name?) Informal
• Ragazza, Come ti chiami? >> (Girl, What’s your name?) Informal
• Ragazzo, Come ti chiami? >> (Boy, What’s your name?) Informal
• Lei, Come si chiama? >> (You, What’s your name?) Formal
• lei, Come si chiama? >> (She, What’s her name?) Informal
• Lui, Come si chiama? >> (He,What’s his name?) Informal
• Signora, Come si chiama? >> (Madam, What’s your name?) Formal
• Dottore, Come si chiama? >> (Doctor, What’s your name?) Formal
• Professore, Come si chiama? >> (Professor, What’s your name?) Formal
• Ragazzi, Come vi chiamate? >> (Guys, What’s your name?) Informal
• Signori, Come vi chiamate? >> (Gentlmen, What’s your name?) Formal
• Singnori, Come si chiamano? >> (Gentlmen, What’s your name?) More Formal
• Loro, Come si chiamano? >> (They, What are their names?)Informal

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How to answer the question “Come ti chiami?” in Italian.

Mi chiamo….

• Mi chiamo Silvana >> (My name is Silvana)
• Mi chiamo Guido >> (My name is Guido)

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Mi Chiamo…., E tu?

• Mi Chiamo Giorgia, E tu? >> (My name is Giorgia, and you?)
• Mi chiamo Giuliano, E tu? >> (My name is Giuliano, and you?)

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Mi chiamo…., e tu come ti chiami?

• Mi chiamo Luisa , E tu come ti chiami? >> (My name is Luisa, and you what’s your name?)
• Mi chiamo Michele, E tu come ti chiami? >> (My name is Michele, and you what’s your name?)

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Mi chiamo….ma i miei amici mi chiamano….

• Mi chiamo Samuele, ma I miei amici mi chiamano Sam. >> (My name is Samuele, but my friends call me Sam)
• Mi chiamo Annamaria, ma i miei amici mi chiamano Anna. >> (My name is Annamaria, but my friends call me Anna)

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How to answer the question “Come vi chiamate?” in Italian?

(Each one responds for himself/herself)

• (Io) Mi chiamo …. e (io) mi chiamo ….
• (Io) Mi chiamo Laura e (io) mi chiamo Maria
  • (I) My name is Laura and (I) my name is Maria

(One person responds for both)

• Io mi chiamo.. e lui /lei si chiama….
• Io Mi chiamo Antonio e lei si chiama Paola
  • (I) my name is Antonio and (she) her name is Paola.

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Other ways to Ask What’s your name In Italian?

You can ask about someone’s name by saying “Chi sei?” but this form is not to use if you want to be polite. In fact, this form can be used with people that you are not comfortable around or with someone who is bothering you or interrupting you.

• Chi sei tu? >> (Who are you?) Informal
• Lei chi è? >> (Who are you?) Formal
• Scusi, Lei chi è? >> (EXcuse me, Who are you?) Formal
• Ma Lei chi è? >> (But who are you?) Formal

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How to ask a person’s name that You don’t know in Italian?

Come si chiama + Questo/ quello + Noun?

• Come si chiama questo ragazzo? >> (What’s the name of this boy?)
• Come si chiama quel ragazzo? >> (What’s the name of that boy?)
• Come si chiama questa ragazza? >> (What’s the name of this girl?)
• Come si chiama quella ragazza? >> (What’s the name of that girl?)
• Come si chiama quell’uomo? >> (What’s the name of that man?)
• Come si chiama quella donna? >> (What’s the name of that woman?)

The Answer:

• Questo / Quel ragazzo si chiama Enzo. >> (This/that boy’s name is Enzo)
• Questa/ Quella ragazza si chiama Monica. >> (This/That girl’s nameis Monica)

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Come si chiama + Profession / job name.

• Come si chiama la professoressa di matematica? >> (What is the name of the math teacher?)
• Come si chiama il professore di Italiano? >> (What is the name of the Italian teacher?)
• Come si chiama l’attrice? >> (What is the name of the actress?)
• Come si chiama l’attore? >> (What is the name of the actor?)
• Come si chiama il dottore? >> (What is the name of the actor?)
• Come si chiama la cameriera? >> (What is the name of the waitress?)

The Answer:

• La Professoressa di matematica si chiama Rita. >> (The math teacher’s name is Rita.)
• Il Professore di Italiano si chiama Adriano. >>(The Italian professor’s name is Adriano.)
• Il Dottore si chiama Alfredo. >> (The Doctor’s name is Alfredo.)

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Come si chiama + tuo / tua + family name

• Come si chiama tuo figlio? >> (What’s your son’s name?)
• Come si chiama tua figlia? >> (What’s your daughter’s name?)
• Come si chiama tuo marito? >> (What’s your husband’s name?)
• Come si chiama tua moglie? >> (What’s your wife’s name?)
• Come si chiama tuo padre? >> (What’s your father’s name?)
• Come si chiama tua Madre? >> (What’s your mother’s name?)

The Answer:

• Mio figlio si chiama Roberto >> (My son’s name is Roberto.)
• Mia figlia si chiama Valeria >> (My daughter’s name is Valeria.)
• Mio marito si chiama Fabio >> (My husband’s name is Fabio.)
• Mia moglie si chiama Emanuela >> (My wife’s name is Emanuela.)

And the formal way to ask the same questions is by using Suo/Sua instead of Tuo/Tua.

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Come si chiama (il/la) + tuo / tua + name

• Come si chiama Il tuo gatto? >> (What’s your cat’s name?)
• Come si chiama il tuo cane? >> (What’s your dog’s name?)
• Come si chiama la tua tartaruga? >> (What’s your turtl’s name?)

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Come si chiama + (il/la/l’ ) + adjective + noun / noun + adjective

• Come si chiama il nuovo Professore? >> (What is the new professor’s name?)
• Come si chiama il bravo studente? >> (What is the name of the good student?)
• Come si chiama la ragazza bionda? >> (What’s the name of the blon girl?)
• Come si chiama l’uomo anziano? >> (What is the name of the old man?)
• Come si chiama il ragazzo giovane? >> (What’s the young boy’s name?)

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other ways to ask a person’s name in italian:

• Sai come si chiama questa ragazza/ questo ragazzo? >> (Do you know what’s the name of this girl / this boy?)
• Qual è il nome di quel ragazzo/ quella ragazza? >> (what’s the name of that Boy / that Girl?)
• Qual è il nome di quell’attore/ attrice? >> ( what’s the name of that actor/ actress?)
• Qual è il tuo nome? >> (What’s your name?) Informal
• Qual è il suo nome? >> (What’s your name?) Formal
• Posso sapere il tuo nome? >> (May I know your name)Informal
• Posso sapere il suo nome? >> (May I know your name)Formal
• Il Tuo nome? >> (Your name?) Informal
• Il Suo Nome, per favore? >> (Your name, Please?)Formal

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How to ask the name of a thing or a place that You don’t know in Italian?

To ask the name of one thing in Italian you can say:

• Come si chiama quella cosa che ….? >> (What is the name of that thing that…?)
• Cos’è questo/quello? >> (What is this/ that?)

To ask the name of more than one thing in Italian:

• Che Cosa sono questi/ quelli? >> (What are these / those?) (Masculine plural)
• Che cosa sono queste/ quelle? >> (What are these / those?) (Feminine Plural)

Sai il nome di / Sai qual’è il nome di + nome

(Do you know the name of / Do you know what’s the name of + noun.)

• Sai il nome del ristorante in cui abbiamo mangiato ieri?
  • (Do you know the name of the restaurant where we ate yesterday?)
• Sai qual è il nome del negozio in cui abbiamo comprato la collana?
  • (Do you know what’s the name of the shop where we bought the necklace?)

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How to correct someone if they were mistaken about your name?

• Ti chiami Maria, Vero? >> (Your name is Maria, right?)
• No, non mi chiamo Maria, Mi chiamo Marta. >> (No, my name is not Maria, my name is MArta.)

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How to answer In Italian if you don’t know the name of a thing or a person?

• No, non so il suo nome >> (No, I don’t know his / her name.)
• Non so come si chiama >> (I don’t know what’s her/his/its name.)
• Non ho la minima idea come si chiama >> (I have no idea what’s her/his/its name)
• Non lo so >> (I don’t know)

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What to say in Italian when you forgot someone’s name?

• Scusi, Come hai detto che ti chiami? >> (Excuse me, what did you say your name was?)
• Lei si chiama Mario, vero? >> (Your name is Mario, right?)

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What to say when you forgot the name of Something?

• Come si chiamava? >> (What was his/her/its name?)
• Come si chiamava quell’attrice? >> (what was the name of that actress?)

Ti Ricordi il nome di..?.

• Ti ricordi il nome della ragazza? >> (Do you remember the girl’s name?)
• Ti ricordi il nome del professore? >> (Do you remember the professor’s name?)

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What to say if someone forgot about your name?

• Sai qual è il mio nome? >> (Do you know what’s my name?)
• Hai dimenticato il mio nome? >> (Have you forgotten my name?)

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How to ask what is your last name in Italian?

• Come ti chiami di cognome? >> (What’s your last name?)
• Qual è il tuo cognome? >> (What is your last name?) (Informal)
• Qual è il suo cognome? >> (What is your last name?) (formal)

How to answer what is your last name in italian?

• Il mio cognome è….>> (My Last name is…

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What Does cognome mean in Italian? and how to pronounce cognome?

The word cognome in italian means “Surname/ Lastname/ Family Name” in English.

Is cognome masculine or feminine?

The Word Cognome is a noun masculine singular and the plural form is Cognomi.

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