मेरा नाम … है
merā nām … hai
To say my name is in Hindi, use मेरा नाम … है (merā nām … hai), putting your name in the gap. For example, a man named Vinod says मेरा नाम विनोद है।
This is the standard way to introduce yourself in Hindi, in any setting. It is also very common to introduce yourself with मैं … हूँ, which means I am.
Meaning: a way to identify oneself (phrase)
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase literally translates to my name … is, following a subject object verb word order. मेरा (merā) means my, नाम (nām) means name and है (hai) means is.
Which one should you use?
मेरा नाम … है states your name, while मैं … हूँ is a shorter way of saying who you are.
How does it change in a sentence?
मेरा is the masculine singular form of my, used because नाम is a masculine noun. It stays मेरा whether the speaker is a man or a woman. है at the end is the standard present tense form of to be for singular subjects.
How do you pronounce it?
Say it as merā nām … hai, with your name in the middle and a long a in nām.
What mistakes should you avoid?
Do not change मेरा to a feminine form when a woman speaks. It agrees with the word for name, not with the speaker.
Did you know?
- The Hindi word नाम (nām) for 'name' is a distant relative of the English word 'name'.
Examples in context
- मेरा नाम विनोद है।My name is Vinod.Here the name विनोद fills the gap between मेरा नाम and है.
- मेरा नाम वैनी है।My name is Vani.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “my name is” translations and entries मेरा नाम … है, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries नाम, मेरा, है, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Wiktionary CC BY-SA 4.0.
