名乗る

Meanings

1. Godan verb (-ru), Intransitive, Transitive

   to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as)
2. to claim to be; to call oneself; to wear the title of
3. to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being

4. Godan verb (-ru), Transitive

   to adopt as one's name; to take (a name)

Forms

• 彼かれは私わたしに名なを名乗なのった。

  He made himself known to me.

• 支配人しはいにんはドアを開ひらいて身分みぶんを名乗なのった。

  The manager opened the door and identified himself.

• トムはネット上じょうではメアリーと名乗なのっている。

  Tom is known as Mary on the Internet.