This document enumerates a set of name part qualifiers to be used for genealogical data exchange, and requests discussion and suggestions for improvements.
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An enumeration of name part qualifiers provides the means for parts of names of persons to be described and qualified in such a way so as to be semantically processed by applications, rather than being only interpreted by people. This specification provides such an enumeration by identifying specific name part qualifiers and defining the semantic significance of each qualifier.
A name part qualifier may be used to identify how the name part was used by the person to which the name
applies. For example, a name part qualifier may specify that a given name part was used by the person
as a Title.
The identifier for this specification is:
http://gedcomx.org/name-part-qualifiers/v1
For convenience, this specification may be referred to as "GEDCOM X Name Part Qualifiers 1.0". This specification uses "GEDCOM X Name Part Qualifiers" internally.
The key words "MUST", "MUST NOT", "REQUIRED", "SHALL", "SHALL NOT", "SHOULD", "SHOULD NOT", "RECOMMENDED", "MAY", and "OPTIONAL" in this document are to be interpreted as described in BCP 14, RFC2119, as scoped to those conformance targets.
The Uniform Resource Identifier ("URI") is used to identify event types. The URI is specified by RFC 3986. This specification uses the term "URI" to refer to both a "URI" and a "URI Reference" as defined by RFC 3986.
The following name part qualifiers are specified:
| URI | description |
|---|---|
http://gedcomx.org/Title |
A designation for honorifics (e.g. Dr., Rev., His Majesty, Haji), ranks (e.g. Colonel, General, Knight, Esquire), positions (e.g. Count, Chief, Father, King) or other titles (e.g., PhD, MD). |
http://gedcomx.org/Primary |
A designation for the name of most prominent in importance among the names of that type (e.g., the primary given name). |
http://gedcomx.org/Secondary |
A designation for a name that is not primary in its importance among the names of that type (e.g., a secondary given name). |
http://gedcomx.org/Middle |
A designation useful for cultures that designate a middle name that is distinct from a given name and a surname. |
http://gedcomx.org/Familiar |
A designation for one's familiar name. The qualifier value SHOULD NOT be used. |
http://gedcomx.org/Religious |
A designation for a name given for religious purposes. The qualifier value SHOULD NOT be used. |
http://gedcomx.org/Family |
A name that associates a person with a group, such as a clan, tribe, or patriarchal hierarchy. |
http://gedcomx.org/Maiden |
A designation given by women to their original surname after they adopt a new surname upon marriage. |
http://gedcomx.org/Patronymic |
A name derived from a father or paternal ancestor. |
http://gedcomx.org/Matronymic |
A name derived from a mother or maternal ancestor. |
http://gedcomx.org/Geographic |
A name derived from associated geography. |
http://gedcomx.org/Occupational |
A name derived from one's occupation. |
http://gedcomx.org/Characteristic |
A name derived from a characteristic. |
http://gedcomx.org/Postnom |
A name mandated by law populations from Congo Free State / Belgian Congo / Congo / Democratic Republic of Congo (formerly Zaire). |
http://gedcomx.org/Particle |
A grammatical designation for articles (a, the, dem, las, el, etc.), prepositions (of, from, aus, zu, op, etc.), initials (e.g. PhD, MD), annotations (e.g. twin, wife of, infant, unknown), comparators (e.g. Junior, Senior, younger, little), ordinals (e.g. III, eighth), and conjunctions (e.g. and, or, nee, ou, y, o, ne, &). |