How do you sign “Name” in ASL?
NAME: NAME in American Sign Language (ASL) identifies what a person or thing is called. The video and GIF below demonstrate the sign.
How is NAME used in ASL?
NAME powers the first exchange every student learns: asking someone’s name and giving your own, usually fingerspelled. It also figures in the Deaf community tradition of name signs, personal signs given within the community rather than chosen by oneself.
It is part of Lesson 1 in the challenge, the introductions lesson.
📖 NAME is taught in Lesson 1 of ASL 101: Starting Out — Book 1 of the 216-Day Challenge →
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