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Your good name

Your good name

Indian English: a polite way to ask someone's name.

May I know your good name, sir?

May I have your name?

Works everywhere: a polite request for a name.

May I have your name, please?

Remember: Warm and polite in India; outside India, 'good name' may puzzle people. 'May I have your name?' keeps the politeness.

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