noun
joint signature; multiple names
Refers to two or more people signing a document together, or a document bearing multiple names. Common in petitions, agreements, and formal letters.
請願書に連名で署名した。
We signed the petition jointly.
連名の手紙を送る。
Send a letter signed by multiple people.
署名 is a single person's signature, while 連名 emphasizes multiple signatories.
Compound of 連 (ren, 'linked') and 名 (mei, 'name'), literally 'linked names'.