German
Der Name ist wichtig.
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Name uses the German article der. It is a masculine noun meaning Name.
Read the noun as a complete article phrase, then say the sentence out loud.
Der Name ist wichtig.
The article phrase is der Name. The plural form is Namen.
Pattern
Use der for masculine German nouns. Article patterns are useful signals, but they are not perfect rules. The practical method is to review each noun together with its article.