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given name

vr.tr.given-name · INF.MED

Let an agent handle given names by origin, meaning, spelling, popularity and naming customs, respect chosen names, and point to naming laws and registration processes in general terms.

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Research draft, second pass

A second pass drafted this model: the structure a model of this thing needs, and what is known about it in the world. The line under this one says how the second half was obtained - researched against sources, or recalled without web access, in which case nothing here was read anywhere and every claim is a lead to verify. Unreviewed either way.

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Researched by: Claude

Purpose and description

Let an agent handle given names by origin, meaning, spelling, popularity and naming customs, respect chosen names, and point to naming laws and registration processes in general terms.

The personal name given to a person, usually at birth, that distinguishes them within their family, such as a first name or forename; in many cultures it is combined with family names, patronymics or other name parts, and naming laws in some countries restrict permitted given names.

What it is for: Identifying and addressing individuals.

It can be find the origin and meaning of a given name; check spelling and transliteration; find popularity statistics; understand naming rules in general terms.

Distinguishing features

Individual name

Given by family or chosen

Culturally structured

Registered officially

What it looks like

Words on birth certificates, documents and in everyday address.

How it is recognised

First names or forenames

Name order varies by culture

Family names and surnames are different name parts

Related models

is a kind of - category

anthroponym

is part of - whole

personal name

is contrasted with - related name part

family name

is a kind of - broader concept

name

In practice

Families and kinds

first names and forenames

middle names

religious and baptismal names

chosen names

names in naming systems without surnames

Standards and regulation

Civil registration and naming laws

Transliteration standards

Failure modes and hazards

Assuming Western name order

Misspelling or anglicising names

Ignoring chosen names

Also called

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Where this came from

wikidata · CC0 1.0

Source repository Registry entry point

Drafted structure

Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.

Origin Meaning and history.

Etymology needs sources.

Meaning

Etymology.

Meaning

Meaning.

  1. What is the origin and meaning of this given name, according to onomastic sources? provenance
  2. Are popular meanings reliable? boundary

Variants

Forms in other languages.

Variants

Variants.

  1. Which variants of the name exist in other languages? provenance
  2. How is it transliterated? provenance
Usage Popularity and customs.

Usage varies.

Popularity

Statistics.

Popularity

Popularity.

  1. How popular is the name, according to official statistics and which year? provenance
  2. How has it changed? measurement

Customs

Naming customs.

Customs

Naming customs.

  1. Which naming customs apply, such as name days or naming after relatives? provenance
  2. Where does the given name go in the full name? provenance
Law Registration.

Rules vary.

Rules

Naming laws.

Rules

Naming laws.

  1. Are there restrictions on given names here, and who approves them? provenance
  2. How can a name be changed later? provenance

Documents

Official records.

Documents

Official records.

  1. How should the name appear on official documents? provenance
  2. How are diacritics handled? provenance
Respect Using names.

Names matter to people.

Chosen

Chosen names.

Chosen

Chosen names.

  1. Has the person indicated a name they prefer? boundary
  2. How should the agent use it consistently? action

Pronunciation

Saying names.

Pronunciation

Pronunciation.

  1. How is the name pronounced by its bearer? provenance
  2. How can it be written phonetically? action

What the second pass must settle

  • Should each given name be a separate entry?
  • How should popularity data be linked?
  • How should naming laws be localised?
Draft as JSON