my %family_name = ( "Alis" => "Williams", "Sara" => "McAwesome", "Serena" => "Anderson", ); my $key = keys %family_name; my $value = values %family_name; print "Enter a name to print it's family name : \n"; chomp(my $name= ); foreach my $key1 (sort keys %family_name) { if ($name eq $key1) { print "$key1 is already there, and its family name is $family_name{$key1} "; } }