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vr.tr.name · thing-q82799

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.

Thing Registry Information and virtual systems INF.MED
Bundle → Layer → Finding → QuestionsClassifiersWhat it isWhy it existsDistinguishing featuresWhat robots and AI may and may not doMoral aspectsOwnersLinks to other meta-modelsIdentity and identifiersDirect propertiesRecognitionCapabilities and actionsHazards and failure modesStandards and interfacesContext of useSources

Bundle → Layer → Finding → Questions Filled

4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions

Form Spelling and order.

Spelling

Correct form.

Spelling

Spelling.

  1. How is this name spelled and pronounced, according to the person or official records? provenance
  2. Which transliteration is standard? provenance

Order

Name order.

Order

Name order.

  1. Which part is the given name and which the family name in this culture? provenance
  2. How should it be sorted? definition
Customs Naming practices.

Culture

Traditions.

Culture

Naming traditions.

  1. Which naming customs apply, such as patronymics or multiple surnames? provenance
  2. How are titles used? provenance

Chosen

Chosen names.

Chosen

Chosen names.

  1. Has the person stated the name they use? boundary
  2. How should the agent use it consistently? action
Law Legal names.

Change

Name change.

Change

Name change.

  1. How can a name be changed legally here, in general terms? provenance
  2. Which documents must be updated? provenance

Trademark

Brand names.

Trademark

Brand names.

  1. Is this name registered as a trademark? provenance
  2. Which register shows it? provenance
Privacy Personal data.

Data

Protection.

Data

Personal data.

  1. Does sharing this name expose a private individual? boundary
  2. Is there a lawful basis or consent? boundary

Meaning

Etymology.

Meaning

Name meaning.

  1. What does the name mean or where does it come from, according to onomastic sources? provenance
  2. Are popular meanings reliable? boundary

Classifiers Filled

Family
Thing Registry
Category
Information and virtual systems
Entry kind
thing
Plane
INF
Domain
INF.MED

What it is Filled

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.

Why it exists Filled

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.

Distinguishing features Filled

  • Identifies a referent
  • Culturally structured
  • Can be legally registered
  • Linked to identity

What robots and AI may and may not do Filled

Must not

  • Change, shorten or anglicize a person's name without their wish.
  • Use someone's name to impersonate them or speak for them.
  • Infer a person's ethnicity, religion or gender from their name for decisions about them.
  • Use a name a person has dropped, such as a former name, against their wishes where it is not legally required.

Only with a human decision

  • Changing a name in an official record.

May

  • Record and display names exactly as their bearers or official sources give them.
  • Support names in any script, length or order without forcing a single format.

Moral aspects Filled

  • Names carry identity and dignity; getting them wrong excludes and offends.
  • Names are personal data and link records about a person.

Who is affected

  • The bearer of the name
  • Families and communities sharing it

Owners Filled

Steward

The bearer for a personal name; civil registries record legal names and trademark offices registered names.

Master systems

  • Civil registration records
  • Trademark registers
  • Gazetteers of place names

Links to other meta-models Filled

parent

  • Q48937186 - registry parent class
  • Q503992 - registry parent class
  • Q651943 - registry parent class
  • Q853614 - registry parent class

related

  • signifier - category
  • onomastics - field
  • personal name - kind
  • identity - concept

What else AI and robots need to interact with it Filled

Identity and identifiers required Filled

  • Vercy registry: vr.tr.name
  • Wikidata: Q82799 (https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q82799)

Direct properties not applicable Not applicable

Not applicable

Plane INF: no invented physical properties.

Recognition optional Filled

  • Personal names, place names and brand names
  • Given names and family names
  • Nouns in general are not all names
  • Words written on documents, signs, labels and records.

Capabilities and actions required Filled

  • spell and transliterate names correctly
  • explain naming customs across cultures
  • find how to change a name legally in general terms
  • use chosen names respectfully

Hazards and failure modes required Filled

  • Misspelling or mis-ordering names
  • Deadnaming or disrespecting chosen names
  • Exposing personal data

Standards and interfaces required Filled

  • Civil registration and name change law
  • ISO 9 and other transliteration standards
  • Trademark law for brand names

Context of use required Filled

  • Identifying and addressing people, places and things.
  • personal names
  • place names (toponyms)
  • organisation and brand names
  • scientific names
  • pseudonyms and chosen names

Sources Filled

  1. Wikidata item Q82799: name - identity and sense of the item
  2. Wikipedia: Name - general description of the item

Open questions

  • Should name types be separate entries?
  • How should transliteration schemes be linked?
  • How should privacy of personal names be handled?

Machine files

Card as JSON Specification Card backlog vercy.card/1

Provenance

thing registry research (pass 2) · unreviewed

Built from: models/things/publications/thing-q82799/spec.json