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"What is your name?" in German is

Wie heißen Sie?



Definitions

Analysis
wie
     adv. how
          Wie groß bist du? - How tall are you?
          Ich weiß nicht, wie die Katze hereingekommen ist. - I don't know how the cat got in.
          Wie wunderbar! - How wonderful!
     conj. like
heißen
     v. (copulative) to have a name; to be named; to be called; but implying that one “owns” this name, not necessarily that one goes by it
          Wie heißt du? - What is your name?
          Ich heiße ... - I’m called ...
          Ich werde Lutz genannt, aber ich heiße Ludger. - They call me Lutz, but my name is Ludger.
     v. to mean, to signify; to have a meaning
Sie
     pron. you (polite; singular and plural)
          Was möchten Sie, Frau Wagner? - What would you like to have, Mrs. Wagner?
     pron. she
          Ist sie noch krank? - Is she still sick?
          Das ist meine Katze. Sie heißt Lili. - This is my cat. Her name is Lili.