Preposition / Adverb
namens
by the name of, named
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Meanings
Preposition
- on behalf of
Adverb
- by the name of, named
Example sentence
Sie haben einen Mann namens Lee Harvey Oswald festgenommen.
They arrested a man named Lee Harvey Oswald.
Usage
- eine Frau namens Anna — Introduces someone's name without changing namens.
- ein Dorf namens Lindenau — The expression can also name a place.
Wir übernachteten in einem Dorf namens Lindenau.
We stayed overnight in a village named Lindenau.