Remarks

Conversion Note: Use this element if some name parts are unknown or untagged, for example, <string-name>Prince Charles</string-name>. Using the <string-name> element is better practice than merely leaving a person’s name untagged.

The <string-name> model permits the tagging of name parts within it, so a <surname> could be tagged within a <string-name>. Examples of when name part tagging inside <string-name> would be appropriate include:

• A scenario in which “string names” are tagged as part of a preliminary process, and subsequent processes include tagging the specific name parts; or
• An instance in which reverse order of a name, with the separating comma, is to be preserved as a single sting, but name parts still need to be tagged for enhanced search capability, i.e., “Abernathy, the Honorable Sir Edward” might be tagged as

  <string-name><surname>Abernathy</surname>, the Honorable Sir Edward</string-name>