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具名 (ぐめい) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

具ぐ名めい

Meanings

1

noun

formal full name

rare term

Rare term for a person's full formal name, including surname and given name. Typically used in official or legal contexts.

申しん請せい書しょには具ぐ名めいを記き入にゅうしてください。
Please write your full formal name on the application form.

Kanji

具tool, utensil, means
名name, noted, distinguished

Similar words

氏し名めい
氏名 is the common word for full name (surname and given name), while 具名 is a rare, formal variant.
名な前まえ
名前 is the general word for name, not necessarily formal or full.

Etymology

Compound of 具 (ぐ, 'to equip, possess') and 名 (めい, 'name'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain; the spelling is conventionally associated with the meaning 'full formal name'.