- Given name (William)
- Family name (Clinton)
- Title (President)
- Nickname (Bill)
- Salutation (Mr)
- Qualifier (Junior)
Cultural differences can make this process especially difficult. The "last name" can occur first, a given name can be used as last name, first names can be of different gender depending on language, and sometimes there are many possible answers.
In many Arabic speaking countries there is no "last name". Arabs can be known and called in different ways, and so their names require a separate parsing.
Complex Examples:
- Haddou, Doris Ben (Ben belongs to the family name, "Ben Haddou")
- Herr von Heimbach Alice ("Herr" is a german family name here, not the salutation "Mr")
- King Henry III (King is a title, common family name, and rare first name, and sometimes a nickname)
- Baroness Bertha Sophie Felicita von Suttner
- Mr and Ms P. Smith (Address lines with more than 1 person)
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