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Name (Global)

Parse Definition

Name (Global)
Description The Name (Global) parse definition parses names of individuals into a globally recognized set of tokens.
Output Tokens Prefix
Given Name
Middle Name
Family Name
Suffix
Title/Additional Info
Example 1 Input Output Token Output
Herr Dr. Heinz Meyer jun, Bürgermeister Prefix Herr Dr.
Given Name Heinz
Middle Name  
Family Name Meyer
Suffix jun
Title/Additional Info Bürgermeister
Example 2 Input Output Token Output
Frau Gräfin Amelia von Thurn und Taxis Prefix Frau
Given Name Amelia
Middle Name  
Family Name von Thurn und Taxis
Suffix  
Title/Additional Info Gräfin
Remarks Parse definitions named with the Global keyword use a set of output tokens that is consistent across every locale. Results obtained from these definitions can be stored in the same database fields as the results obtained from definitions of the same name in other locales.