Android : Param for spinners

I'm trying to insert data from a spinner into a database. A beginner in Android so help will be appreciated. Here's the function:

public JSONObject order(Spinner name, String email, String password){
        // Building Parameters
        List<NameValuePair> params = new ArrayList<NameValuePair>();
        params.add(new BasicNameValuePair("tag", order_tag));
        params.add(new BasicNameValuePair("name", name));
        params.add(new BasicNameValuePair("email", email));
        params.add(new BasicNameValuePair("password", password));

        // getting JSON Object
        JSONObject json = jsonParser.getJSONFromUrl(orderURL, params);
        // return json
        return json;
    }

The error i get on params.add(new BasicNameValuePair("name", name)); is

"The constructor BasicNameValuePair(String, Spinner) is undefined, One quick fix available. Change type of name to String".