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EntityNamePartQualifier     
Lvl Type, Domain name and/or Mnemonic code Concept ID Mnemonic Print Name Definition/Description
1 A: OrganizationNamePartQualifier A15889
2   L:  (LS) C15890 LS Legal status

For organizations a suffix indicating the legal status, e.g., "Inc.", "Co.", "AG", "GmbH", "B.V." "S.A.", "Ltd." etc.

1 A: PersonNamePartQualifier A10659
2   A: PersonNamePartAffixTypes A10666
3     L:  (AC) C10668 AC academic

Indicates that a prefix like "Dr." or a suffix like "M.D." or "Ph.D." is an academic title.

3     L:  (NB) C10670 NB nobility

In Europe and Asia, there are still people with nobility titles (aristocrats). German "von" is generally a nobility title, not a mere voorvoegsel. Others are "Earl of" or "His Majesty King of..." etc. Rarely used nowadays, but some systems do keep track of this.

3     L:  (PR) C10669 PR professional

Primarily in the British Imperial culture people tend to have an abbreviation of their professional organization as part of their credential suffices.

3     L:  (VV) C10667 VV voorvoegsel

A Dutch "voorvoegsel" is something like "van" or "de" that might have indicated nobility in the past but no longer so. Similar prefixes exist in other languages such as Spanish, French or Portugese.

2   A: PersonNamePartChangeQualifier A10660
3     L:  (AD) C21320 AD adopted

The name the person was given at the time of adoption.

3     L:  (BR) C10661 BR birth

A name that a person had shortly after being born. Usually for family names but may be used to mark given names at birth that may have changed later.

3     L:  (SP) C10665 SP spouse

The name assumed from the partner in a marital relationship (hence the "M"). Usually the spouse's family name. Note that no inference about gender can be made from the existence of spouse names.

2   A: PersonNamePartMiscQualifier A10671
3     L:  (CL) C10673 CL callme

A callme name is (usually a given name) that is preferred when a person is directly addressed.

2   L:  (IN) C17938 IN initial

Indicates that a name part is just an initial. Initials do not imply a trailing period since this would not work with non-Latin scripts. Initials may consist of more than one letter, e.g., "Ph." could stand for "Philippe" or "Th." for "Thomas".

2   L:  (TITLE) C21462 TITLE title

Indicates that a prefix or a suffix is a title that applies to the whole name, not just the adjacent name part.


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