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彼の名前が

his name

→ 彼
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his name 彼の名前 means “his name,” while が marks it as the subject or the thing being known or wanted. Depending on the sentence, the phrase may be translated as “his name” or “what his name is.”
JA: 彼の名前が思い出せません。
EN: I want to know his name.

今ちょっと彼の名前が思い出せないんだよ。

I can't remember his name right now.

彼の名前が知りたいな。

I want to know his name.

どうしても彼の名前が思い出せなかった。

I just couldn't remember his name.

彼の名前が何か知っています。

I know what his name is.

彼の名前が思い出せなかった。

I couldn't remember his name.

彼の名前がトムではないことをなぜ知っていたのですか。

How did you know that his name wasn’t Tom?

彼の名前が知りたくないです。

I don't want to know his name.

彼の名前が名簿の最初に載っている。

His name is at the top of the list.