běn
míng

common
noun

Meaning of 本名

本名 means original name; birth name; given name; first name. Pronounced běn míng.

  • original name; birth name
  • given name; first name

Definitions & Examples

Xùn
shì
míng
 
de
běn
míng
shì
Zhōu
Shù
rén
 

Lu Xun is a pen name; his original name is Zhou Shuren.

Zhè
de
zuò
zhě
zhǐ
liú
xià
le
běn
míng
 
shì
kǎo
 

The author of this ancient text left only his original name; his deeds are no longer verifiable.

Zài
guān
fāng
wén
jiàn
shang
 
shǐ使
yòng
běn
míng
 

He must use his legal/original name on official documents.