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name-style Personal Name Style
Style of processing requested for a structured personal name.
Usage/Remarks
Used to choose an inversion algorithm, for sorting names “correctly”
or for other processing functions.
OPTIONAL (defaults to western) on elements: <name>, <string-name>
| Value | Meaning |
|---|---|
| eastern | The name will both be displayed and sorted/inverted with the family name preceding the given name. |
| given-only | The single name provided is a given name, not a family name/surname. The single name will be both the sort and the display name. |
| islensk | The name will both be displayed and sorted/inverted with the given name preceding the family name. |
| western | The name will be displayed with the given name preceding the family name, but will be sorted/inverted with the family name preceding the given name. |
| Default value | western |
Related Resources
- See: “Name Display Order” in Tagging Personal Names in Citations