cuyo nombre

whose name

→ cuyo

phrase Rare #37,758

whose name Used to say that something belongs to someone or something previously mentioned. More natural in formal or written Spanish than in everyday speech.

SP: Conocí a una mujer cuyo nombre era Ana.

EN: I met a woman whose name was Ana.

Este es el chico cuyo nombre es Tom Fisher.

This is the boy whose name is Tom Fisher.

El personaje principal es un hombre cuyo nombre no conocemos.

The main character is a man whose name we do not know.

El Bosco Leroy, cuyo nombre resulta dudoso.

The Bosco Leroy, whose name is doubtful.

— Ahora me ves 3 (2025)

Yo conocí a un joven cuyo nombre era Tom.

I knew a young man whose name was Tom.