Single name

Schema: EAC-CPF 2.0

Context: Encoding a single name, if necessary with multiple name parts.

Description: Use a single <nameEntry> element within <identity> to enter a single name for an entity. Add attributes to define the names language, status, designation for display or other properties.

Use the element <part> to distinguish between parts of a name, if necessary.

Use the element <useDates> to indicate the dates the name was used.

Use several elements <nameEntry> within <identity> when an entity used different names over time.

Examples

<nameEntry languageOfElement="de" preferredForm="true" status="authorized">
  <part localType="surname">Arendt</part>
  <part localType="firstname">Hannah</part>
</nameEntry>

<nameEntry status="authorized">
  <part>Technical Subcommittee for Encoded Archival Standards</part>
  <useDates>
    <dateRange>
        <fromDate>2015</fromDate>
        <toDate status="ongoing"/>
    </dateRange>
  </useDates>
</nameEntry>

<nameEntry>
  <part>Noel family, Earls of Gainsborough</part>
</nameEntry>