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EntityNamePartQualifier     
Lvl Type, Domain name and/or Mnemonic code Concept ID Mnemonic Print Name Definition/Description
1 A: OrganizationNamePartQualifier V15889
2   L:  (LS) 15890 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 V10659
2   A: PersonNamePartAffixTypes V10666
3     L:  (AC) 10668 AC academic

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

3     L:  (NB) 10670 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) 10669 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) 10667 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 V10660
3     L:  (AD) 20868 AD adopted

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

3     L:  (BR) 10661 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) 10665 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 V10671
3     L:  (CL) 10673 CL callme

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

2   L:  (IN) 17938 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) 20932 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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