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mihi_nomen_est

mihi nomen est

Latin

Phrase

mihi nōmen est (+ nominative)

  1. my name is
    • Laxdœla saga (the book at Google Books)
      Ille dixit: Thorolfus mihi nomen est.
      He said: Þorolfur is my name.

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Etymology

From mihi ‎(“to me”), the dative form of the personal pronoun ego ‎(“I”) + nōmen ‎(“name”) + est ‎(“it is”), the third person singular active present indicative of sum ‎(“I am”). Literally meaning "I have the name" or "for me the name is...".

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