Der, die or das Vorname? The correct article and plural

Der, die or das?

der Vorname

masculine noun · first name · level A1

The plural

die Vornamen - in the plural, every German noun takes the article die.

Example

Mein Vorname ist Anna.

My first name is Anna.

Why der?

"Vorname" doesn't follow any of the 35 gender rules - it belongs to the words you learn together with their article, as one unit: der Vorname. That's exactly what the app's spaced repetition is for.

Words from the same topic (People & greetings)

der Mann
die Frau
die Hilfe
die Leute
die Person
das Alter
das Mädchen
der Mensch

Practice it, don't just read it. In the Genau app you train der/die/das across all 2,400 words, with the rule shown on every mistake - free, offline, no account. Coming soon to the App Store.