name grammar
The name grammar is found in the sets PII, PHI, PCI.
| entity | description | examples | components | checksum |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| name/CC | A full personal name. Romanized names can be in title case or upper case, and can be in the order given name surname or surname given name. CJKVT native script names must be surname given name. For Japanese, either form can include honorifics.1 | John Smith | ✔️ | ❌ |
| name/given_name/context/CC | A given name with context. For CJKVT the context landmark should be in CJKVT native script. | Forename: John 名前: 恵 |
✔️ | ❌ |
| name/given_name/landmark/CC | A given name landmark. For CJKVT it will be in native script. | Forename 名前 |
❌ | ❌ |
| name/given_name/nocontext/CC | A given name, without context. | John 直樹 |
❌ | ❌ |
| name/landmark/CC | A full name landmark. | 名前 name |
❌ | ❌ |
| name/post_title/CC | A title that follows a name. | Esq | ❌ | ❌ |
| name/pre_title/CC | A title that precedes a name. | Ms | ❌ | ❌ |
| name/surname/context/CC | A surname with context. For CJKVT the landmark will be in native script | Surname: Smith 名字: 山田 |
✔️ | ❌ |
| name/surname/landmark/CC | A surname landmark. | Surname 名字 |
❌ | ❌ |
| name/surname/nocontext/CC | A surname without context. | Smith 山田 |
❌ | ❌ |
| name/title_surname/CC | A title and surname. | Mr. Smith 譚医生 |
✔️ | ❌ |
The following components are produced by the above entities.
| components | description | examples | context |
|---|---|---|---|
| FORENAME | forename of an individual | MOHAMMED | Mohammed Hussein |
| INITIAL | initial, as part of a name | A | A. Buajan Junior |
| PATRONYMIC | patronymic | ДМИТРИЕВНА | Анастасия Дмитриевна Смирнова |
| POST_TITLE | post title of an individual | JR | Klaus Acar Jr |
| PRE_TITLE | pre-title as part of a name | MR | Mr Anatoli Salich Jr |
| SURNAME | surname/family name of an individual | HUSSEIN | Mohammed Hussein |
| SURNAMEPREFIX | prefix of a surname | AL | Wassim Al Kaabi |
In the tables, ✔️ indicates that the item is always used, and ❌ that the item is never used. The ✓ symbol indicates that the item is only used for some entities (that is, for some but not all countries or languages). For details, refer to the relevant entity page.