<p>that's right.我的名字是 = my name is </p>

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2018-05-19T09:02:25.823Z
2018-05-19T09:02:25.823Z
jacobren
<p>If I don't know your name I may ask: 你的名字是什么？</p>

<p>So of course you could reply: 我的名字是恩瑞克。 or 我的名字叫恩瑞克。 或者 我叫恩瑞克。</p>

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2018-05-19T01:36:23.537Z
2018-05-19T01:36:23.537Z
Pedroski
<p>It is acceptable to say 我的名字是......</p>
<p>But, we Chinese do not use this a lot, we usually say</p>
<p>我叫...... I'm called......
我是...... I’m ......</p>
<p>Hope this can help.</p>

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2023-05-02T10:56:35.667Z
2023-05-02T10:56:35.667Z
Henryfrombeijing
<p>YES, it is correct. </p>

<p>我的名字是……    =   My name is ...
我的名字叫……    =   My name is ...
我是……         =   I am</p>

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2018-05-23T10:00:55.330Z
2018-05-23T10:00:55.330Z
jacobren
<p>Adding to dan's comment...
For short phrases like this you can often see if they work by searching with quotes for the full phrase. Searching for "名字是" quickly gets you to a bunch of book and movie titles, so it looks like you're good to go.
You can also check stuff like this with google ngrams
<a href="https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=%E5%90%8D%E5%AD%97%E6%98%AF%2C%E5%90%8D%E5%AD%97%E5%8F%AB&amp;year_start=1800&amp;year_end=2000&amp;corpus=23&amp;smoothing=3&amp;share=&amp;direct_url=t1%3B%2C%E5%90%8D%E5%AD%97%20%E6%98%AF%3B%2Cc0%3B.t1%3B%2C%E5%90%8D%E5%AD%97%20%E5%8F%AB%3B%2Cc0" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=%E5%90%8D%E5%AD%97%E6%98%AF%2C%E5%90%8D%E5%AD%97%E5%8F%AB&amp;year_start=1800&amp;year_end=2000&amp;corpus=23&amp;smoothing=3&amp;share=&amp;direct_url=t1%3B%2C%E5%90%8D%E5%AD%97%20%E6%98%AF%3B%2Cc0%3B.t1%3B%2C%E5%90%8D%E5%AD%97%20%E5%8F%AB%3B%2Cc0</a>
That doesn't give you context, so "名字是" is getting a boost from a bunch of contexts you're not interested in like 这个名字是很吉祥的 or something. The ngrams trick doesn't tell you how to use 名字是 or whatever you're looking up correctly, which is a pretty major downside. But, if a combination is <em>not</em> possible, you'll get a clear unambiguous negative, so it's still useful.</p>

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2018-05-18T15:05:45.907Z
2018-05-18T15:05:45.907Z
steveLangsford
<p>Simply use 我叫... in daily conversation would be fine. 我的名字是...or 我的名字叫... is absolutely correct, no problem at all.</p>

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2023-05-02T00:19:42.300Z
2023-05-02T00:19:42.300Z
mhcpan
<p>日本語（日语／日語）：
私の名前はダヴィドです。
简体中文（簡體中文，日：簡体字中国語）：
我的名字是大卫。／我的名字叫大卫。
繁體中文（繁体中文，日：繁体字中国語）：
我的名字是大衛。／我的名字叫大衛。
英语／英語：《My name is David》</p>
<p>日本語（日语／日語）：
私はダヴィドです。
简体中文（簡體中文，日：簡体字中国語）：
我是大卫。／我叫大卫。
繁體中文（繁体中文，日：繁体字中国語）：
我是大衛。／我叫大衛。
英语／英語：《I'm David》</p>

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2023-04-25T03:56:56.887Z
2023-04-25T03:56:56.887Z
user35990
<p>I only remember seeing 我的名字叫……</p>

<p>Would 我的名字<strong>是</strong>…… also be an acceptable choice?</p>

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2018-05-18T12:56:43.017Z
Yes, it's acceptable.
dan
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2023-04-25T11:15:15.653Z
I won't respond if been asked "你的名字**叫**什么?", but both "我的名字叫/是..." are perfectly fine.
r13
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2023-04-28T03:43:17.077Z
you can say 我叫 xxx
divflex
<word-choice>
Is it acceptable to say 我的名字是……?
# Is it acceptable to say 我的名字是……?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2018-05-18)

I only remember seeing 我的名字叫……

Would 我的名字**是**…… also be an acceptable choice?

**Tags:** word-choice

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: Yes, it's acceptable.  
> **username_2**: I won't respond if been asked "你的名字**叫**什么?", but both "我的名字叫/是..." are perfectly fine.  
> **username_3**: you can say 我叫 xxx  

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## 7 answers

### Answer by username_4 on 2018-05-19. Score: 3

that's right.我的名字是 = my name is


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### Answer by username_5 on 2018-05-19. Score: 1

If I don't know your name I may ask: 你的名字是什么？

So of course you could reply: 我的名字是恩瑞克。 or 我的名字叫恩瑞克。 或者 我叫恩瑞克。


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### Answer by username_6 on 2023-05-02. Score: 0

It is acceptable to say 我的名字是......

But, we Chinese do not use this a lot, we usually say

我叫...... I'm called......
我是...... I’m ......

Hope this can help.


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### Answer by username_4 on 2018-05-23. Score: 0

YES, it is correct.

我的名字是…… = My name is ...
我的名字叫…… = My name is ...
我是…… = I am


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### Answer by username_7 on 2018-05-18. Score: 0

Adding to dan's comment...
For short phrases like this you can often see if they work by searching with quotes for the full phrase. Searching for "名字是" quickly gets you to a bunch of book and movie titles, so it looks like you're good to go.
You can also check stuff like this with google ngrams
<https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=%E5%90%8D%E5%AD%97%E6%98%AF%2C%E5%90%8D%E5%AD%97%E5%8F%AB&year_start=1800&year_end=2000&corpus=23&smoothing=3&share=&direct_url=t1%3B%2C%E5%90%8D%E5%AD%97%20%E6%98%AF%3B%2Cc0%3B.t1%3B%2C%E5%90%8D%E5%AD%97%20%E5%8F%AB%3B%2Cc0>
That doesn't give you context, so "名字是" is getting a boost from a bunch of contexts you're not interested in like 这个名字是很吉祥的 or something. The ngrams trick doesn't tell you how to use 名字是 or whatever you're looking up correctly, which is a pretty major downside. But, if a combination is *not* possible, you'll get a clear unambiguous negative, so it's still useful.


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### Answer by username_8 on 2023-05-02. Score: 0

Simply use 我叫... in daily conversation would be fine. 我的名字是...or 我的名字叫... is absolutely correct, no problem at all.


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### Answer by username_9 on 2023-04-25. Score: -5

日本語（日语／日語）：
私の名前はダヴィドです。
简体中文（簡體中文，日：簡体字中国語）：
我的名字是大卫。／我的名字叫大卫。
繁體中文（繁体中文，日：繁体字中国語）：
我的名字是大衛。／我的名字叫大衛。
英语／英語：《My name is David》

日本語（日语／日語）：
私はダヴィドです。
简体中文（簡體中文，日：簡体字中国語）：
我是大卫。／我叫大卫。
繁體中文（繁体中文，日：繁体字中国語）：
我是大衛。／我叫大衛。
英语／英語：《I'm David》


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