name
Let an agent handle names respectfully and accurately: spelling, transliteration, naming customs, legal name changes, chosen names and privacy, and link to specialised name types.
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 names respectfully and accurately: spelling, transliteration, naming customs, legal name changes, chosen names and privacy, and link to specialised name types.
A word or phrase used to identify and refer to a person, place, organisation, thing or concept, such as personal names, place names, brand names and scientific names, governed by customs, languages and in some cases law.
What it is for: Identifying and addressing people, places and things.
It can be spell and transliterate names correctly; explain naming customs across cultures; find how to change a name legally in general terms; use chosen names respectfully.
Distinguishing features
Identifies a referent
Culturally structured
Can be legally registered
Linked to identity
What it looks like
Words written on documents, signs, labels and records.
How it is recognised
Personal names, place names and brand names
Given names and family names
Nouns in general are not all names
Related models
is a kind of - category
is studied by - field
includes - kind
is related to - concept
In practice
Families and kinds
personal names
place names (toponyms)
organisation and brand names
scientific names
pseudonyms and chosen names
Standards and regulation
Civil registration and name change law
ISO 9 and other transliteration standards
Trademark law for brand names
Failure modes and hazards
Misspelling or mis-ordering names
Deadnaming or disrespecting chosen names
Exposing personal data
Where this came from
wikidata · CC0 1.0
Also registered as vr.tr.name-person
Drafted structure
Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.
Form Spelling and order.
Accuracy shows respect.
Spelling
Correct form.
Spelling
Spelling.
- How is this name spelled and pronounced, according to the person or official records? provenance
- Which transliteration is standard? provenance
Order
Name order.
Order
Name order.
- Which part is the given name and which the family name in this culture? provenance
- How should it be sorted? definition
Customs Naming practices.
Customs vary.
Culture
Traditions.
Culture
Naming traditions.
- Which naming customs apply, such as patronymics or multiple surnames? provenance
- How are titles used? provenance
Chosen
Chosen names.
Chosen
Chosen names.
- Has the person stated the name they use? boundary
- How should the agent use it consistently? action
Law Legal names.
Law governs registration.
Change
Name change.
Change
Name change.
- How can a name be changed legally here, in general terms? provenance
- Which documents must be updated? provenance
Trademark
Brand names.
Trademark
Brand names.
- Is this name registered as a trademark? provenance
- Which register shows it? provenance
Privacy Personal data.
Names are personal data.
Data
Protection.
Data
Personal data.
- Does sharing this name expose a private individual? boundary
- Is there a lawful basis or consent? boundary
Meaning
Etymology.
Meaning
Name meaning.
- What does the name mean or where does it come from, according to onomastic sources? provenance
- Are popular meanings reliable? boundary
What the second pass must settle
- Should name types be separate entries?
- How should transliteration schemes be linked?
- How should privacy of personal names be handled?