Method for an enhanced call answering and/or call handling functionality related to a called party in a telecommunications network, wherein a call is initiated by a calling party, the call being directed to the called party, wherein the call is initiated by means of transmitting a call initiation message to the telecommunications network of the called party or within the telecommunications network, wherein especially the called party is unable to take the call, wherein a first identification information is assigned to or associated with the calling party and wherein a second identification information is assigned to or associated with the called party, wherein initiating the call involves transmitting the first identification information to the telecommunications network of the called party or within the telecommunications network, or to a service node of the telecommunications network of the called party, or to the called party, wherein the method comprises the following steps: -- in a first step, the call initiation message is received by the telecommunications network or within the telecommunications network, and the first identification information is received by the telecommunications network of the called party or by the service node of the telecommunications network of the called party or by the called party, and the call is forwarded to the service node of the telecommunications network, and the service node being an answering machine service node, -- in a second step, subsequent to the first step, a name-related information is determined, the name-related information being -- dependent on both the first identification information and the second identification information, or -- being related to an input information provided by the called party or by a user of a terminal device associated with the called party, the input information being related to the first identification information only, or to both the first identification information and the second identification information, -- in a third step, subsequent to the second step, the name-related information is transmitted to the telecommunications network of the called party or to the service node of the telecommunications network of the called party or to the called party in view of being output as an audible output by the terminal device associated with the called party. -- in a first step, the call initiation message is received by the telecommunications network or within the telecommunications network, and the first identification information is received by the telecommunications network of the called party or by the service node of the telecommunications network of the called party or by the called party, and the call is forwarded to the service node of the telecommunications network, and the service node being an answering machine service node, -- in a second step, subsequent to the first step, a name-related information is determined, the name-related information being -- dependent on both the first identification information and the second identification information, or -- being related to an input information provided by the called party or by a user of a terminal device associated with the called party, the input information being related to the first identification information only, or to both the first identification information and the second identification information, -- dependent on both the first identification information and the second identification information, or -- being related to an input information provided by the called party or by a user of a terminal device associated with the called party, the input information being related to the first identification information only, or to both the first identification information and the second identification information, -- in a third step, subsequent to the second step, the name-related information is transmitted to the telecommunications network of the called party or to the service node of the telecommunications network of the called party or to the called party in view of being output as an audible output by the terminal device associated with the called party.