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You have seen 'wie' in the question about the name before. We tend to rather ask 'How is your name?' than 'What is your name?'Usages of wie
Wie heisst du?
What's your name?
We tend to ask How is your name? rather than What is your name?
Wie heissen Sie?
What's your name? (polite)
Wie geht es dir?
How are you?
informal
Wie geht es Ihnen?
How are you? polite
Wie heisst das Kind?
What is the child called?
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