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Afrikaans
Pronunciation
Preposition
namens
- on behalf of
Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from German namens.
Pronunciation
Preposition
namens
- on behalf of
German
Alternative forms
Etymology
Genitive form of Name.
Pronunciation
Adverb
namens
- by the name of, named
Sie hat einen Bruder namens Thomas.- She has a brother named Thomas.
Preposition
namens (+ genitive)
- (formal) on behalf of
- Synonym: im Namen
See also
Further reading
- “namens” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “namens” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “namens” in Duden online