назвался

introduced himself as, said he was

n ɐ z v a ɫ s ⁽ʲ ⁾ ə → назваться

на here, take it; here you go + зва to call, to name + л Masculine past tense + ся Reflexive marker

verb · singular masculine, past tense Rare #46,355

introduced himself as, said he was Often used when someone gives a name or identity, which may be false.

RU: Он назвался Иваном.

EN: He introduced himself as Ivan.

Conjugation of назваться

Indicative past

назвался

I called Tom and said I was you.

He called himself an inspector?

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This person didn't introduce themselves.

I introduced myself and invited the guests to the tavern.