name-style

Name Style

Definition

Names the style of processing requested for a person’s name (<surname> and <given-names>).

Usage

Used to choose an inversion algorithm, for sorting names “correctly”, or for other processing functions.

Attribute Values

In Element

<name> Name of Person
Value Meaning
eastern The name will both be displayed and sorted/inverted with the family name preceding the given 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