son nom

his name

→ son
phrase Very common #1,338
his name Means the name of a person or thing already mentioned. In French, son can mean his, her, or its before a masculine singular noun like nom, so the gender of the owner is not shown here.
FR: Je ne me souviens plus de son nom.
EN: I don't remember his name anymore.

Est-ce que tu te rappelles de son nom?

Do you remember his name?

Comment connais-tu son nom?

How do you know his name?

Le nouveau Samson, c'était son nom à Berlin.

The new Samson, that was his name in Berlin.

Tuer des innocents en son nom, ça changera quoi?

Killing innocent people in his name, what will that change?

— Reconnu coupable (2026)

Rien à foutre, de son nom.

I don't give a fuck about his name.

— Bacurau (2019)

Qui va combattre en son nom?

Who will fight on his behalf?

— Dune : Première partie (2021)

Son nom ne vous direz rien.

His name will mean nothing to you.

— Les Nuits de Cabiria (1957)

Tu ne portes pas son nom, sa dignité?

Do you not bear his name, his dignity?

— Gangs of Wasseypur : 1ère partie (2012)

Assez magnifique pour donner son nom à l'hôtel?

Magnificent enough to name the hotel after?

— Retour à Silent Hill (2026)

Elle s'agenouilla à côté de lui et lui demanda quel était son nom.

She knelt beside him and asked him what his name was.

Je me fiche de son nom.

I don't care about his name.

— Five Nights at Freddy's 2 (2025)

Dis-moi au moins son nom.

At least tell me his name.

— Mystic River (2003)

Ne prononcez jamais son nom.

Never say his name.

Pour le moment, je ne veux savoir que son nom.

For now, I only want to know her name.

— Pixote, la loi du plus faible (1980)

Son nom?

His name?

— Presque Célèbre (2000)

Ce n'est pas son nom!

That’s not his name!

— Rise Roar Revolt (RRR) (2022)

Tout le monde connaît son nom.

Everyone knows his name.

Ce numéro tu le feras avec mon voisin, je te dirai son nom.

You will perform this act with my neighbor; I will tell you his name.

— Requiem pour un massacre (1985)

Tu sais pas son nom ni il vit.

You don't know his name or where he lives.

— Les Nuits de Cabiria (1957)

Il ne sait même pas comment signer de son nom.

He doesn't even know how to sign his name.

Il arrive difficilement à écrire son nom.

He can hardly write his name.

Tu ne saurais pas son nom par hasard?

You wouldn't happen to know his name?

Je veux que son nom me plaise.

I want to like their name.

— L'Histoire personnelle de David Copperfield (2019)

C'est quoi son nom déjà?

What's his name again?

Il ignorait son nom mais il avait une piste.

He didn't know his name, but he had a lead.

— Mirage (2018)

Dis pas son nom, putain!

Don't say his name, damn it!

— Good Luck, Have Fun, Don't Die (2026)

Quel est son nom déjà?

What was his name again?

Je ne pouvais me souvenir de son nom.

I couldn't remember his name.

Tu ne devrais plus prononcer son nom.

You shouldn't say their name anymore.

— Mon cœur est déjà pris (1999)

Dites-moi son nom.

Tell me his name.

Le correspondant a refusé de nous donner son nom.

The correspondent refused to give us his name.

C'est comment son nom?

What's their name?

— Rushmore (1998)

Elle n'a pas dit son nom.

She didn't say her name.

— Suspiria (1977)

Tu ne connais pas son nom?

You don't know his name?

Son nom m'échappe souvent.

I often forget his name.

Quel était son nom?

What was his name?

— Rebecca (1940)

Ne prononce même pas son nom!

Don't even say his name!

— Perfetti sconosciuti (2016)

Je te parle de ma fille et toi, tu t'arrêtes sur son nom.

I'm talking to you about my daughter, and you fixate on her name.

— La grande bellezza (2013)

Son nom, son adresse.

His name, his address.

— Une bataille après l'autre (2025)

Tu connais son nom?

Do you know his name?

Les comptes sont à son nom.

The accounts are in his name.

C'est quoi, son nom?

What's their name?

— La La Land (2016)

Le nouveau soudeur, Je connais pas son nom.

The new welder, I don't know his name.

— The Machinist (2004)

Antonio, c'était quoi, son nom?

Antonio, what was his name again?

— Aquarius (2016)

C'est à dire, vous m'avez autorisé à taire son nom.

That is to say, you authorized me to keep his name silent.

— Les Choristes (2004)

C'est son nom.

That's his name.

— Atlantide, l'empire perdu (2001)

Vous ne connaissez pas son nom?

You don't know his name?

Elle vous a dit son nom?

Did she tell you her name?

— Ne le dis à personne (2006)

Quel est son nom complet?

What is his full name?

— Roma (2018)

C'était quoi son nom?

What was his name?

On connaît pas son nom.

We don't know his name.

— La Haine (1995)

Et bien, il n'y a pas de putain de plaque à son nom.

Well, there isn’t a fucking plaque with his name on it.

— En terrain miné (2014)

Je connais son nom.

I know his name.

Je n'arrive pas à me rappeler comment épeler son nom.

I can't remember how to spell his name.

Tom Jackson est son nom de cadre.

Tom Jackson is his executive name.

Tom a rayé son nom de la liste.

Tom crossed his name off the list.

Vous vous rappelez son nom?

Do you remember his name?

— Mystic River (2003)

Cet homme ne m'a pas donné son nom.

That man didn’t give me his name.

Selon une légende, cela tire son nom d'un prêtre.

According to legend, it gets its name from a priest.

Il ne se souvient plus de son nom.

He no longer remembers his name.

— It's Such a Beautiful Day (2012)

Je me souviens de son visage, mais je ne peux pas me souvenir de son nom.

I remember his face, but I can’t remember his name.

Et son nom?

And his name?

Son nom était Tony DeMarco.

His name was Tony DeMarco.

— Don Juan DeMarco (1994)

Je ne connais rien de lui, hormis son nom.

I know nothing about him except his name.

Tu oses prononcer son nom?

Do you dare to pronounce his name?

— Harry Potter et l'Ordre du Phénix (2007)

J'ai oublié de demander son nom.

I forgot to ask his name.

Ne dites pas son nom, compris?

Don't say his name, understand?

— Bugonia (2025)

Écrivez son nom ici, en majuscule.

Write his or her name here, in capital letters.

— Masaan (2015)

C'est un cadeau de ma mère Elle est à son nom.

It's a gift from my mother. It's in her name.

— Les Affranchis (1990)

Mais on n'oublie jamais son nom.

But you never forget his name.

— Le Patient anglais (1996)

Gloire en son nom!

Glory to His name!

— La Légende de Baahubali : 1ère Partie (2015)

En ville, tout le monde connaît son nom.

In town, everyone knows his name.

Notre instituteur sautait souvent son nom sur la liste.

Our teacher often skipped his name on the list.

Doña Martina offrit à Luisa la petite souris qui portait son nom.

Doña Martina gave Luisa the little mouse that bore her name.

— Y tu mamá también (2001)

Personne ne connaît son nom.

Nobody knows his name.

Dites-moi, avez-vous deviné son nom?

Tell me, have you guessed its name?

— Des étoiles sur la terre (2007)

Je ne peux pas me rappeler son nom.

I can't remember his name.

Peut-être parce que son nom n'est pas aussi célèbre.

Maybe because his name isn't as famous.

— Des étoiles sur la terre (2007)

Sais-tu son nom?

Do you know his name?

Il n'a pas entendu que l'on appelait son nom.

He didn't hear his name being called.

Vous connaissez son nom?

Do you know his name?

— Mirage (2018)

Mme Bird ne l'aime pas, car il oublie toujours son nom.

Mrs. Bird doesn’t like him because he always forgets her name.

— Paddington 2 (2017)

Je demandai à l'inconnu quel était son nom.

I asked the stranger what his name was.

Je ne peux pas vous dire son nom, mais je peux vous dire il vit.

I can't tell you his name, but I can tell you where he lives.

Elle a écrit son nom sur ses sous-vêtements.

She wrote her name on her underwear.

Ne savez-vous pas son nom?

Don't you know his name?

Il faut être barjo pour mettre son nom dans la Coupe.

You have to be crazy to put your name in the Cup.

— Harry Potter et la Coupe de feu (2005)

Vous savez son nom?

Do you know his name?

Il a fugué et peut cacher son nom.

He has run away and may be hiding his name.

— Faute d'amour (2017)

Son nom sera Pril.

Her name will be Pril.

— Avatar : De feu et de cendres (2025)

J'ai eu des difficultés à prononcer son nom.

I had difficulty pronouncing his name.

Je ne peux pas parler en son nom.

I cannot speak on his behalf.

— À bout de course (1988)

Il porte bien son nom.

It lives up to its name.

— Harry Potter et l'Ordre du Phénix (2007)

Elle marcha vers lui et lui demanda quel était son nom.

She walked up to him and asked him what his name was.

Et voilà que mere et vous ne prononcez plus son nom.

And now, mother and you no longer pronounce her name.

— The Witch (2016)

Comment sais-tu son nom?

How do you know his name?

Quel son nom, déjà?

What's his name again?

— Les Faussaires (2007)

C'est quoi son nom?

What's his name?

— Burning (2018)

Vous avez oublié son nom?

Have you forgotten his name?

— Enquête sur un citoyen au-dessus de tout soupçon (1970)

Demande-lui quel est son nom.

Ask him what his name is.

Je n'ai pas saisi son nom.

I didn't catch their name.

Dis pas son nom.

Don't say his name.

— Good Luck, Have Fun, Don't Die (2026)

Quel est son nom, déjà?

What's his name again?

— Assassination (2015)

Son nom est connu dans tout le pays.

His name is known throughout the country.

Tu as dit son nom correctement.

You said his name correctly.

— Everything Everywhere All at Once (2022)

Vous vous rappelez de son nom?

Do you remember his name?

Je lui ai demandé son nom.

I asked him his name.

Son nom me semble familier.

His name sounds familiar to me.

Il était sur le point de s'endormir lorsqu'il entendit qu'on appela son nom.

He was just about to fall asleep when he heard his name being called.

Il a oublié son nom.

He forgot his name.

Ne prononce pas son nom.

Don't say his name.

— Femmes au bord de la crise de nerfs (1988)

C'était son nom, à ma vieille.

That was her name, my old lady.

— L’Enfance d’Ivan (1962)

Son nom.

His name.

— Tesis (1996)

Il leur a juste dit son nom.

He just told them his name.

Le sot écrit son nom partout.

The fool writes his name everywhere.

OK, mais c'est quoi son nom déjà?

Okay, but what was their name again?

— L'Ultime Héritier (2026)

Je ne connais pas son nom.

I don't know his name.

— Une femme fantastique (2017)

Elle ne m'a pas donné son nom.

She didn't give me her name.

Je ne peux même pas prononcer son nom.

I can't even pronounce his name.

— Le Loup de Wall Street (2013)

Je ne sais plus son nom.

I don't remember his name.

— The Man from Earth (2007)

J'ai vu son nom sur le registre.

I saw his name on the register.

— Les Affranchis (1990)

Quel pouvait bien être son nom?

What could his name have been?

— Le Seigneur des anneaux : Les Deux Tours (2002)

C'est son nom?

Is that his name?

— De tout cœur (1998)

Ce n'est pas tous les jours qu'on a un immeuble à son nom.

It’s not every day you have a building named after you.

On peut changer son nom si c'est un problème.

We can change its name if that's a problem.

— La grande bellezza (2013)

Elle nota son nom afin de ne pas l'oublier.

She wrote down his name so she wouldn't forget it.

Tom veut modifier son nom.

Tom wants to change his name.

Comme son nom l'indique, ça veut dire qu'on se partage le travail.

As its name suggests, it means that we share the work.

— Une Affaire de famille (2018)

Je te dirai son nom si tu me dis qui t'a appelée ce matin.

I'll tell you his name if you tell me who called you this morning.

— Tesis (1996)

Je me suis enquis de son nom.

I asked about his name.

Avant de mourir, elle offrit à la petite Lucero la souris qui portait son nom.

Before dying, she gave little Lucero the mouse that bore her name.

— Y tu mamá también (2001)

Comment connaissez-vous son nom?

How do you know his name?

Son nom fut oublié.

His name was forgotten.

Laura y alla seule, la réservation était à son nom.

Laura went alone; the reservation was in her name.

— L'Accusé (2017)

Elle n'était pas disposée à dire son nom.

She was unwilling to give her name.

Cet homme ne m'a pas indiqué son nom.

This man didn’t tell me his name.

Je veux son nom.

I want his name.

Son nom, du moins.

His name, at least.

— Des hommes d'honneur (1992)

Tom a écrit son nom sur tous ses cahiers.

Tom wrote his name in all his notebooks.

Il agit en son nom propre.

He acts in his own name.

Les nazis firent disparaître son nom des livres d'histoire.

The Nazis erased his name from history books.

L'homme à la porte ne m'a pas dit son nom.

The man at the door didn’t tell me his name.

C'est vraiment son nom?

Is that really their name?

— Vivre ! (1994)

Elle n'arrête pas de répéter son nom.

She keeps repeating his name.

Ils l'ont tué parce qu'il voulait pas dire son nom en anglais.

They killed him because he didn't want to say his name in English.

— Le vent se lève (2006)

N'oubliez pas que l'adjectif doit s'accorder avec son nom.

Don’t forget that the adjective must agree with the noun.

Elle ne m'a pas dit son nom.

She didn't tell me her name.

Savez-vous son nom?

Do you know his name?

On ne prononce pas son nom.

His name is not spoken.

— Harry Potter à l'école des sorciers (2001)

Tout était à son nom.

Everything was in his name.

— La Femme de ménage (2025)

Ils ont pu choisir son nom dans l'annuaire et faire une fausse carte.

They were able to choose her name from the directory and make a fake ID card.

— À bout de course (1988)

J'ai écrit son nom pour ne pas l'oublier.

I wrote down his name so I wouldn’t forget it.

J'aime cet endroit, mais pas son nom.

I like this place, but not its name.

— Moonrise Kingdom (2012)

Qui a donné son nom à Woo-sung?

Who gave Woo-sung his name?

— Les Bonnes étoiles (2022)

C'est seulement hier que j'ai su son nom.

It was only yesterday that I learned his name.

Gentil est aimable, mais ce n'est pas son nom.

Kind is nice, but that’s not his name.

— Atlantide, l'empire perdu (2001)

Un monument qui crève le ciel, et son nom gravé dessus.

A monument that pierces the sky, and his name engraved on it.

— Avengers (2012)

Euh, quel est son nom de jeune fille déjà?

Um, what was her maiden name again?

— Chute libre (1993)

Mais vous connaissiez son nom!

But you knew his name!

— Still Life (2006)

Son nom était Fullerton.

His name was Fullerton.

— Senna (2010)

C'est d'ailleurs probablement son nom.

That’s probably his name, anyway.

— La Vie des autres (2006)

Et l'agent de sécurité, il me faut son nom.

And I need the security guard’s name.

— Crime 101 (2026)

Il était aussi unique que son nom.

He was as unique as his name.

— 3 Idiots (2009)

Tu as son nom?

Do you have his name?

C'était quoi, son nom?

What was their name?

— Reservoir Dogs (1992)

Il refuse de me dire son nom, peu importe combien je lui demande.

He refuses to tell me his name, no matter how many times I ask.

— Demon Slayer : Kimetsu no Yaiba - Le film : La Forteresse infinie (2025)

Ce n'est qu'hier que j'ai appris son nom.

It was only yesterday that I learned his name.

Vous pouvez me répéter son nom?

Could you repeat his name?

— Heureux comme Lazzaro (2018)

J'aimerais connaître son nom.

I’d like to know his name.

Je l'ai inscrit sous son nom.

I registered him under his name.

— Portrait de la jeune fille en feu (2019)

Le soldat donna son nom.

The soldier gave his name.

Je ne connaissais pas son nom, juste son pseudo Twitter.

I didn't know his name, just his Twitter handle.

Il n'a pas entendu l'appel de son nom.

He didn't hear his name being called.

Rappelez-moi son nom.

Remind me of his name.

— Avengers : Infinity War (2018)

Aujourd'hui, tout le monde connaît son nom.

Today, everyone knows his name.

— Infernal Affairs (2002)

Celui avec du rouge à lèvres, c'est quoi son nom?

What's the name of the one wearing lipstick?

— Une bataille après l'autre (2025)

Il a entendu qu'on appelait son nom.

He heard someone calling his name.

Quel est son nom?

What is his name?

— Les Nouveaux Sauvages (2014)

Des fois qu'oncle Sandro ait écrit son nom.

In case Uncle Sandro wrote his name.

— Le repentir (1987)

Connaissez-vous son nom?

Do you know his name?

Demande-lui son nom.

Ask him his name.

Je lui demandai quel était son nom.

I asked him what his name was.

Dis son nom.

Say his name.

— Mystic River (2003)

Il veut son nom à elle.

He wants her name.

— Mystic River (2003)

Je crois que c'est son nom.

I think that's his name.

Son nom ne se trouvait pas sur la liste.

His name wasn't on the list.

Oui, c'est son nom.

Yes, that's his name.

Tu disais son nom dans ton sommeil!

You were saying his name in your sleep!

— Le Loup de Wall Street (2013)

C'était son nom.

That was his name.

Je sais juste son nom, c'est tout.

I only know their name, that's all.

Comment savez-vous son nom?

How do you know his name?

Donne-moi son nom.

Give me his name.

Il vous a dit son nom?

Did he tell you his name?

Vous avez entendu son nom?

Have you heard his name?

— War Machine (2026)

Son nom!

His name!

— Même la pluie (2011)

Vous souvenez-vous de son nom?

Do you remember his name?

Tu te souviens de son nom?

Do you remember his name?

Il t'a dit son nom?

Did he tell you his name?

C'est bien son nom?

Is that really his name?

Pouvez-vous me dire son nom?

Can you tell me his name?

— Oh Boy (2012)