anthroponym
Let an agent explain what anthroponyms are and how naming systems vary, relay the structure of names in specific cultures with attribution, describe legal and registration rules, and point to onomastic references.
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4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions
Concept What anthroponyms are.
Definition
Definition and kinds.
Definition
Definition.
- What is an anthroponym, and what kinds of personal name exist? definition
- Is the question about personal names or another class of names? boundary
Systems
Naming systems.
Systems
Systems.
- How do naming systems differ across cultures, with attribution? definition
- Which entry fits the specific culture? action
Law Law and registration.
Registration
Registration.
Registration
Registration.
- How are names registered and changed under law? provenance
- Is the user asking about their own name change, which needs the authority? boundary
Rules
Naming rules.
Rules
Rules.
- Which countries restrict permitted names, and how? provenance
- Which entry fits the specific jurisdiction? action
Data Names in data.
Handling
Handling names in systems.
Handling
Handling.
- How should systems store and display names from different cultures? action
- Which references are standard? provenance
Statistics
Name statistics.
Statistics
Statistics.
- What do registries publish about name frequency and trends, with sources? measurement
- Which sources are cited? provenance
Study Onomastics and history.
History
History.
History
History.
- How did naming systems develop, from single names to hereditary surnames? provenance
- Which entry fits the history of surnames? action
Research
Research.
Research
Research.
- How does onomastics study personal names, and which references are standard? provenance
- Which entry fits onomastics? action
Classifiers Filled
- Family
- Thing Registry
- Category
- Information and virtual systems
- Entry kind
- thing
- Plane
- INF
- Domain
- INF.MED
- Other names and narrower kinds
- Taiwanese anthroponym, anthroponym from a specific origin, ancient Egyptian name, first names in Germany, Lao name, soldier name, personal name, religionym, nisba, divine name, Roman birth order name, used in Swedish PM
What it is Filled
A proper name of a human being, including given names, family names, patronymics, nicknames, pseudonyms and regnal names, and the systems by which cultures form and assign them; anthroponyms are studied in onomastics, recorded in civil registers and censuses, and vary widely in structure, from single names to multi-part names with lineage and honorifics.
Why it exists Filled
Let an agent explain what anthroponyms are and how naming systems vary, relay the structure of names in specific cultures with attribution, describe legal and registration rules, and point to onomastic references.
Distinguishing features Filled
- Names of people
- Culture-specific structure
- Legal and social functions
- Studied in onomastics
What robots and AI may and may not do Filled
Must not
- Change, shorten or anglicise a person's name without their consent.
- Infer a person's ethnicity, religion or origin from their name for decisions about them.
- Mock or reject names that do not fit a system's assumptions.
- Link a name to a person in public without evidence it is the same person.
Only with a human decision
- Changing a person's name in an official record.
May
- Explain how cultures form given names, family names, patronymics and other personal names.
- Store and display names in their full form and original script where systems allow.
Moral aspects Filled
- A name is part of a person's identity and dignity.
- Name-based profiling is a route to discrimination.
Who is affected
- Name bearers
- Minority and immigrant communities
Owners Filled
Steward
The person who bears the name; civil registries record legal names.
Master systems
- Civil registration records
Links to other meta-models Filled
parent
- Q60596080 - registry parent class
related
- bionym - in registry terms, a name of a living being
- proper noun - grammatically
- onomastics - the discipline
- civil registry - by law
What else AI and robots need to interact with it Filled
Identity and identifiers required Filled
- Vercy registry: vr.tr.anthroponym
- Wikidata: Q10856962 (https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q10856962)
- ISNI: per person name identifier for creators
Direct properties not applicable Not applicable
Not applicable
Plane INF: no invented physical properties.
Recognition optional Filled
- Proper name of a person
- Given, family and other name parts
- Place names and organisation names are other name classes
- Not a visible object; words recorded in documents and speech.
Capabilities and actions required Filled
- explain kinds of personal names
- describe naming systems by culture
- relay legal and registration rules
- point to onomastic references
Hazards and failure modes required Filled
- Applying one naming structure to all cultures
- Misordering given and family names
- Mishandling names in data systems
Standards and interfaces required Filled
- Civil registration and name change laws
- Rules on permitted given names in some countries
- Cataloguing standards for personal names
Context of use required Filled
- Identifying and addressing people.
- given names and family names
- patronymics and matronymics
- nicknames, pseudonyms and noms de guerre
- regnal, religious and honorific names
- naming systems by culture such as ancient Egyptian, German, Lao and Taiwanese names
- historical categories such as soldier names
Sources Filled
- Wikidata item Q10856962: anthroponym - identity and sense of the item
- Wikipedia: Anthroponym - general description of the item
Open questions
- Should each naming system be a separate entry?
- How should onomastic references be linked?
- The registry entry has merged aliases for culture-specific systems and historical categories; should they be split off?
Machine files
Provenance
thing registry research (pass 2) · unreviewed
Built from: models/things/publications/thing-q10856962/spec.json