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EntityNameUse
Lvl | Type, Domain name and/or Mnemonic code | Concept ID | Mnemonic | Print Name | Definition/Description
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1 | S: EntityNameSearchUse (SRCH) | S21363 | SRCH | search | A name intended for use in searching or matching
2 | L: (SNDX) | C21365 | SNDX | Soundex | A name spelled according to the SoundEx algorithm.
2 | L: (PHON) | C21364 | PHON | phonetic | A name spelled phonetically. There are a variety of phonetic spelling algorithms. This code value does not distinguish between these.Discussion:
1 | L: (C) | C10177 | C | License | As recorded on a license, record, certificate, etc. (only if different from legal name)
1 | S: NameLegalUse (L) | S10176 | L | Legal | Known as/conventional/the one you use
2 | L: (OR) | C21637 | OR | official registry | Definition:The formal name as registered in an official (government) registry, but which name might not be commonly used. Particularly used in countries with a law system based on Napoleonic law.
1 | A: NameRepresentationUse | A17860 |  |  | Identifies the different representations of a name. The representation may affect how the name is used. (E.g. use of Ideographic for formal communications.)
2 | L: (ABC) | C15917 | ABC | Alphabetic | Alphabetic transcription of name (Japanese: romaji)
2 | L: (IDE) | C15919 | IDE | Ideographic | Ideographic representation of name (e.g., Japanese kanji, Chinese characters)
2 | L: (SYL) | C15918 | SYL | Syllabic | Syllabic transcription of name (e.g., Japanese kana, Korean hangul)
1 | A: OrganizationNameUse | A15914 |  |  |
2 | S: EntityNameSearchUse (SRCH) | S21363 | SRCH | search | A name intended for use in searching or matching
3 | L: (SNDX) | C21365 | SNDX | Soundex | A name spelled according to the SoundEx algorithm.
3 | L: (PHON) | C21364 | PHON | phonetic | A name spelled phonetically. There are a variety of phonetic spelling algorithms. This code value does not distinguish between these.Discussion:
2 | L: (L) | C10176 | L | Legal | Known as/conventional/the one you use
2 | L: (C) | C10177 | C | License | As recorded on a license, record, certificate, etc. (only if different from legal name)
2 | A: NameRepresentationUse | A17860 |  |  | Identifies the different representations of a name. The representation may affect how the name is used. (E.g. use of Ideographic for formal communications.)
3 | L: (ABC) | C15917 | ABC | Alphabetic | Alphabetic transcription of name (Japanese: romaji)
3 | L: (IDE) | C15919 | IDE | Ideographic | Ideographic representation of name (e.g., Japanese kanji, Chinese characters)
3 | L: (SYL) | C15918 | SYL | Syllabic | Syllabic transcription of name (e.g., Japanese kana, Korean hangul)
1 | A: PersonNameUse | A200 |  |  | A code indicating the type of name (e.g. nickname, alias, maiden name, legal, adopted)
2 | S: EntityNameSearchUse (SRCH) | S21363 | SRCH | search | A name intended for use in searching or matching
3 | L: (SNDX) | C21365 | SNDX | Soundex | A name spelled according to the SoundEx algorithm.
3 | L: (PHON) | C21364 | PHON | phonetic | A name spelled phonetically. There are a variety of phonetic spelling algorithms. This code value does not distinguish between these.Discussion:
2 | L: (I) | C10179 | I | Indigenous/Tribal | e.g. Chief Red Cloud
2 | L: (L) | C10176 | L | Legal | Known as/conventional/the one you use
2 | L: (C) | C10177 | C | License | As recorded on a license, record, certificate, etc. (only if different from legal name)
2 | A: NameRepresentationUse | A17860 |  |  | Identifies the different representations of a name. The representation may affect how the name is used. (E.g. use of Ideographic for formal communications.)
3 | L: (ABC) | C15917 | ABC | Alphabetic | Alphabetic transcription of name (Japanese: romaji)
3 | L: (IDE) | C15919 | IDE | Ideographic | Ideographic representation of name (e.g., Japanese kanji, Chinese characters)
3 | L: (SYL) | C15918 | SYL | Syllabic | Syllabic transcription of name (e.g., Japanese kana, Korean hangul)
2 | S: PersonNameUse (P) | S21321 | P | pseudonym | A code indicating the type of name (e.g. nickname, alias, maiden name, legal, adopted)
3 | L: (A) | C10178 | A | Artist/Stage | Includes writer's pseudonym, stage name, etc
2 | L: (R) | C10180 | R | Religious | e.g. Sister Mary Francis, Brother John
2 | L: (ASGN) | C21358 | ASGN | assigned | A name assigned to a person. Reasons some organizations assign alternate names may include not knowing the person's name, or to maintain anonymity. Some, but not necessarily all, of the name types that people call "alias" may fit into this category.

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