Präposition

namens

by the name of, named

Ein Mann namens Schmidt hat angerufen.

A man by the name of Schmidt called.

Ich suche einen Hund, namens Bello.

I'm looking for a dog named Bello.

((Nomen)) + namens + ((Name)) a ... by the name of ... A gentleman by the name of Meier was here.

genannt (called)

Genitive case of 'der Name' (the name). It literally means 'of the name'.

Think of it as a contraction of 'name is' or 'name's' in English: "A man, name's Schmidt, called."

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