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er hieß

his name was

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phrase Uncommon #22,732
his name was Past tense of heißen. In the expression hieß willkommen, it means “welcomed.”
GE: Er hieß Markus.
EN: His name was Markus.

Er hieß eben Joe, vielleicht war ihm mal kalt.

His name was Joe, maybe he was cold once.

— Django Unchained (2012)

Er hieß Faizal.

His name was Faizal.

— Queen (2014)

Er hieß uns willkommen.

He welcomed us.

Wissen Sie, wie er hieß?

Do you know his name?

— Parallelwelten (2018)

Können Sie mir sagen, wie er hieß?

Can you tell me his name?

— Oh Boy (2012)

Er hieß Tom.

His name was Tom.

Wissen Sie noch, wie er hieß?

Do you remember his name?

Wißt ihr noch, wie er hieß?

Do you remember his name?

Er hieß Carl Hanratty.

His name was Carl Hanratty.

— Catch Me If You Can (2002)

Er hieß immer nur Der Ray.

He was always just called Ray.

— Mystic River (2003)

Ich weiß nicht einmal mehr, wie er hieß.

I don't even remember what his name was.

Er hieß Kohaku!

His name was Kohaku!

— Chihiros Reise ins Zauberland (2001)

Er hieß"Der Ray Harris".

He was called “Ray Harris.”

— Mystic River (2003)