name card

Printed introduction card

A name card is a small card bearing a person's name and often their title, contact information, or company affiliation—essentially synonymous with business card.

The term is more common in Asian English varieties, where exchanging name cards follows formal etiquette in professional settings.

She handed me her name card after the meeting.

In some contexts, name card also refers to a place card at a dinner table or a label identifying someone at an event.

social

formality

Strict observance of convention

bow · respect · protocol · ceremony · hierarchy · seniority · first impression · face · status · customary

professional

contact information

Details for reaching someone

credentials · corporate · affiliation · designation · logo · email address · phone number · networking · introduction · exchange

Categories
Opposites
purpose/function

name cardgreeting card

Printed sentiment for occasions

thank you card · invitation · ransom note · blank card

anonymity vs. identification

name cardpseudonym

Fictitious professional name

alias · anonymity · incognito · anonymous · facelessness

formality of social exchange

name cardgreeting card

Printed sentiment for occasions

love letter · birthday card · postcard · sympathy card · invitation

Family

name, card, names, named, naming, nameless, namely, namesake, rename

Familiarity
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Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G