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Title	ID	Data type	Description	Examples	Inverse
given name	P735	Item	given name: first name or another given name of this person; values used with the property should not link disambiguations nor family names	Jimmy Wales <given name> Jimmy and Donal	-
family name	P734	Item	family name: part of full name of person	Jack Bauer <family name> Bauer	-
pseudonym	P742	String	pseudonym, stage name and pen name: alias used by someone (for nickname use P1449)	Bud Spencer <pseudonym> Bud Spencer	-
nickname	P1449	Monolingual text	nickname: informal name (for a pseudonym use P742)	Knut Johannesen <nickname> Kupper'n	-
birth name	P1477	Monolingual text	name at birth: full name of a person at birth, if different from their current, generally used name	John Paul II <birth name> Karol Józef Wojtyła	-
name in native language	P1559	Monolingual text	name and full name: name of a person in their native language	Albert Einstein <name in native language> Albert Einstein and not applicable	-
married name	P2562	Monolingual text	married name: name or surname adopted by a person upon marriage	Hillary Clinton <married name> Hillary Rodham Clinton	-
religious name	P1635	Monolingual text	religious name: name taken or used as a member of a religious community	→ Property talk:P1635	-
courtesy name	P1782	String	courtesy name: name bestowed upon a person at adulthood in addition to one's given name, mostly in East Asia	→ Property talk:P1782	-
temple name	P1785	String	temple name: name bestowed to a monarch after death (East Asia)	Emperor Gaozu of Han <temple name> 太祖	-
posthumous name	P1786	String	posthumous name: name given to a person after death (East Asia)	Jiajing Emperor of Ming <posthumous name> 欽天履道英毅聖神宣文廣武洪仁大孝肅皇帝	-
art name	P1787	String	art name: type of pseudonym of modern and historical artists as well as specifically traditionally adopted by writers and artists in East Asia	→ Property talk:P1787	-
second family name in Spanish name	P1950	Item	family name, has this second Spanish family name, second family name and matriname: second (generally maternal) family name in Spanish names (do not use for other double barrelled names) and in some French names.	Gabriel García Márquez <second family name in Spanish name> Márquez	-
Vietnamese middle name	P8500	Item	Vietnamese middle name: middle name of a Vietnamese person; use P735 qualified by P1545 for the middle name of a partially westernized name	Trần Xuân Soạn <Vietnamese middle name> Xuân	-
Scandinavian middle family name	P6978	Item	family name and second family name: middle name of some people from Denmark or Norway where a family name, usually the mother's, is taken on as a "middle name". For given names based on family names, use "given name" (P735). For Spanish names, use P734/P1950.	Lars Løkke Rasmussen <Scandinavian middle family name> Løkke	-
Roman praenomen	P2358	Item	praenomen: standard part of the name of a Roman, link to items for specific Roman praenomen only	Marcus Annius Verus <Roman praenomen> Marcus	-
Roman nomen gentilicium	P2359	Item	nomen: standard part of the name of a Roman, link to items about the Roman gens only	Marcus Annius Verus <Roman nomen gentilicium> Annius	-
Roman cognomen	P2365	Item	cognomen: standard part of the name of a Roman, link to items about specific Roman cognomen only.	Marcus Annius Verus <Roman cognomen> Verus	-
Roman agnomen	P2366	Item	agnomen: optional part of the name of a Roman, link to items about specific Roman agnomen only.	Scipio Africanus <Roman agnomen> Africanus	-

Qualifiers

Title	ID	Data type	Description	Examples	Inverse
series ordinal	P1545	String	ordinal number: position of an item in its parent series (most frequently a 1-based index), generally to be used as a qualifier (different from "rank" defined as a class, and from "ranking" defined as a property for evaluating a quality).	Ben Whishaw <given name> John <series ordinal> 2	-
object of statement has role	P3831	Item	role: (qualifier) role or generic identity of the predicate value/argument of a statement ("object") in the context of that statement; for the role of the item the statement is on ("subject"), use P2868	Eleanor Laing <family name> Laing <object of statement has role> married name	-
Hanyu Pinyin transliteration	P1721	String	pinyin: hanyu pinyin transliteration of a Mandarin Chinese text (usually to be used as a qualifier)	Nalan Xingde <courtesy name> 容若 <Hanyu Pinyin transliteration> rongruo	-
name in kana	P1814	String	kana, furigana, modern kana usage and historical kana orthography: the reading of a Japanese name in kana	Japan <name in kana> にっぽん and にほん	-
McCune-Reischauer romanization	P1942	String	McCune–Reischauer: romanization of Korean with the McCune-Reischauer system	Catholic Bishops' Conference of Korea <McCune-Reischauer romanization> Han’guk Ch’ŏnjugyo Chugyo Hoeŭi	-
Revised Romanization	P2001	String	Revised Romanization of Korean: romanisation following the Revised Romanisation of the Korean language	Revised Romanization of Korean <Revised Romanization> Gugeoui Romaja Pyogibeop	-
revised Hepburn romanization	P2125	String	Hepburn romanization: romanized Japanese following the revised Hepburn romanization system	Tokyo <revised Hepburn romanization> Tōkyō-to	-
ISO 9:1995	P2183	String	ISO 9: the Latin transliteration of Cyrillic text (used as qualifier)	Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky <ISO 9:1995> Pëtr Ilʹič Čajkovskij	-

Name

"Name" elements are about several things: generally about both a given name and a surname, but they can also group linguistic variants, etc. Those items only exist to host the sitelinks; they should not be used as values for given name (P735) etc.

Title	ID	Data type	Description	Examples	Inverse
instance of	P31	Item	instance of: that class of which this subject is a particular example and member; different from P279 (subclass of); for example: K2 is an instance of mountain; volcano is a subclass of mountain (and an instance of volcanic landform)	Jean <instance of> name	-
has part(s)	P527	Item	has part, consist of and meronymy: part of this subject; inverse property of "part of" (P361). See also "has parts of the class" (P2670).	Jean <has part(s)> Jean	part of
language of work or name	P407	Item	language: language associated with this creative work (such as books, shows, songs, broadcasts or websites) or a name (for persons use "native language" (P103) and "languages spoken, written or signed" (P1412))	Autobiografia di Alice Toklas (translation) <language of work or name> Italian	-
different from	P1889	Item	different from: item that is different from another item, with which it may be confused	Jean <different from> Jean	different from
said to be the same as	P460	Item	said to be the same as: this item is said to be the same as that item, though this may be uncertain or disputed	Jean <said to be the same as> Jehan	-

Given name

Title	ID	Data type	Description	Examples	Inverse
instance of	P31	Item	instance of: correct possible values: given name (Q202444), female given name (Q11879590), male given name (Q12308941), unisex given name (Q3409032), double given name (Q3409027)	Jean <instance of> male given name	-
native label	P1705	Monolingual text	native label: label for the items in their official language (P37) or their original language (P364)	Jean <native label> Jean	-
writing system	P282	Item	writing system: alphabet, character set or other system of writing used by a language, word, or text, supported by a typeface	Jean <writing system> Latin script	-
transliteration or transcription	P2440	String	conversion of script: conversion of text to alternate script (use as a qualifier for monolingual text statements; please use specific property if possible)	University of Oran 2 Mohamed Ben Ahmed <transliteration or transcription> Jāmiʻat Wahrān 2 Muḥammad Bin Aḥmad and L9300 <transliteration or transcription> L8168	-
family name identical to this given name	P1533	Item	last name that is the same as a given first name. Use on items for given names	Jean <family name identical to this given name> Jean	-
given name version for other gender	P1560	Item	equivalent name (with respect to the meaning of the name) in the same language: female version of a male first name, male version of a female first name. Add primarily the closest matching one	Jean <given name version for other gender> Jeanne	-
opposite of	P461	Item	opposite and antonym: given name with same exact string but another gender in different languages	Jean <opposite of> Jean	opposite of
patronym or matronym for this name	P2976	Item	patronymic and surname with patronymic affix: patronym or matronym based on this given name	Johan <patronym or matronym for this name> Johansson	-
DMNES-ID	P1888	External identifier	identifier for an entry in the Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources	Andrew <DMNES-ID> Andrew	-
part of	P361	Item	part: only when a generic "name" item exists	Jean <part of> Jean	has part(s)
has part(s)	P527	Item	has part, consist of and meronymy: only for compound given names	Marie-Thérèse <has part(s)> Thérèse	part of
different from	P1889	Item	different from: item that is different from another item, with which it may be confused	Jean <different from> Jean	different from
said to be the same as	P460	Item	said to be the same as: this item is said to be the same as that item, though this may be uncertain or disputed	Jean <said to be the same as> John	-
pronunciation audio	P443	Commons media file	pronunciation: audio file with pronunciation	Anna <pronunciation audio> Pl-Anna.ogg	-
IPA transcription	P898	String	International Phonetic Alphabet: transcription in the International Phonetic Alphabet	Anna <IPA transcription> ˈãnːa	-
name day	P1750	Item	name day: day of the year associated with a first/given name. A qualifier should be used to identify the calendar that is being used. Distinguish from "feast day" (P:P841)	Anna <name day> July 26	-
Commons category	P373	String	Commons category: name of the Wikimedia Commons category containing files related to this item (without the prefix "Category:")	Anna <Commons category> Anna (given name)	-

Qualifiers

Title	ID	Data type	Description	Examples	Inverse
series ordinal	P1545	String	ordinal number: position of an item in its parent series (most frequently a 1-based index), generally to be used as a qualifier (different from "rank" defined as a class, and from "ranking" defined as a property for evaluating a quality).	Marie-Thérèse <has part(s)> Thérèse <series ordinal> 2	-
criterion used	P1013	Item	criterion: property by which a distinction or classification is made	Jean <different from> Jean <criterion used> given name has to use a different item than disambiguation pages	-
criterion used	P1013	Item	criterion: property by which a distinction or classification is made	Jean <opposite of> Jean <criterion used> given name used for females or males compared to the same used for the other gender	-
language of work or name	P407	Item	language: language associated with this creative work (such as books, shows, songs, broadcasts or websites) or a name (for persons use "native language" (P103) and "languages spoken, written or signed" (P1412))	Anna <transliteration or transcription> Анна <language of work or name> Russian	-
name in kana	P1814	String	kana, furigana, modern kana usage and historical kana orthography: the reading of a Japanese name in kana	Japan <name in kana> にっぽん and にほん	-

Family name

Title	ID	Data type	Description	Examples	Inverse
instance of	P31	Item	instance of: that class of which this subject is a particular example and member; different from P279 (subclass of); for example: K2 is an instance of mountain; volcano is a subclass of mountain (and an instance of volcanic landform)	Hansen <instance of> family name	-
native label	P1705	Monolingual text	native label: label for the items in their official language (P37) or their original language (P364)	Hansen <native label> Hansen	-
writing system	P282	Item	writing system: alphabet, character set or other system of writing used by a language, word, or text, supported by a typeface	Hansen <writing system> Latin script	-
language of work or name	P407	Item	language: language associated with this creative work (such as books, shows, songs, broadcasts or websites) or a name (for persons use "native language" (P103) and "languages spoken, written or signed" (P1412))	Hansen <language of work or name> Danish	-
said to be the same as	P460	Item	said to be the same as: this item is said to be the same as that item, though this may be uncertain or disputed	Hansen <said to be the same as> variation of surname	-
different from	P1889	Item	different from: item that is different from another item, with which it may be confused	Hansen <different from> Hansen	different from
has list	P2354	Item	Wikimedia list article: Wikimedia list related to this subject	Hansen <has list> list of people with the family name Hansen	is a list of
part of	P361	Item	part: only when a generic "name" item exists	Jean <part of> Jean	has part(s)
transliteration or transcription	P2440	String	conversion of script: conversion of text to alternate script (use as a qualifier for monolingual text statements; please use specific property if possible)	University of Oran 2 Mohamed Ben Ahmed <transliteration or transcription> Jāmiʻat Wahrān 2 Muḥammad Bin Aḥmad and L9300 <transliteration or transcription> L8168	-
pronunciation audio	P443	Commons media file	pronunciation: audio file with pronunciation	São Paulo <pronunciation audio> Br-SaoPaulo.ogg	-
IPA transcription	P898	String	International Phonetic Alphabet: transcription in the International Phonetic Alphabet	Apache <IPA transcription> əˈpætʃiː	-
Soundex	P3878	String	Soundex: phonetic algorithm for indexing names by sound, as pronounced in English. Format: initial of word followed by 3 digits (0–6)	Hansen <Soundex> Q1502023	-
Géopatronyme ID	P3370	External identifier	identifier of a family name in the Géopatronyme database	Petiot <Géopatronyme ID> PETIOT	-
Geneanet family name ID	P9644	External identifier	Geneanet: ID for a family name on Geneanet	Sylvain <Geneanet family name ID> SYLVAIN	-

Qualifiers

Title	ID	Data type	Description	Examples	Inverse
criterion used	P1013	Item	criterion: property by which a distinction or classification is made	<criterion used> family name has to use a different item than disambiguation page	-
criterion used	P1013	Item	criterion: property by which a distinction or classification is made	Hansen <said to be the same as> Hanssen <criterion used> variation of surname	-
language of work or name	P407	Item	language: language associated with this creative work (such as books, shows, songs, broadcasts or websites) or a name (for persons use "native language" (P103) and "languages spoken, written or signed" (P1412))	Jean <transliteration or transcription> Джин <language of work or name> Russian	-
name in kana	P1814	String	kana, furigana, modern kana usage and historical kana orthography: the reading of a Japanese name in kana	Japan <name in kana> にっぽん and にほん	-
surname for other gender	P5278	Item	gender inflection of surnames, masculine family name and feminine family name: gender inflection of surname, patronymic or matronymic	Blažek <surname for other gender> Blažková	-

See also

Other properties that may be relevant.

Title	ID	Data type	Description	Examples	Inverse
named after	P138	Item	eponym, memorial society and namesakes: entity or event that inspired the subject's name, or namesake (in at least one language). Qualifier "applies to name" (P5168) can be used to indicate which one	Camembert <named after> Camembert	-
official name	P1448	Monolingual text	official name: official name of the subject in its official language(s)	Germany <official name> Bundesrepublik Deutschland	-
demonym	P1549	Monolingual text	demonym: Name (proper noun) for people or things associated with a given place, usually based off the place name; multiple entries with qualifiers to distinguish are used to list variant forms by reason of grammatical gender or plurality.	Mexico <demonym> Mexicain, Mexikaner, meksikano and Mexicaan	-
short name	P1813	Monolingual text	abbreviation: short name of a place, organisation, person, journal, wikidata property, etc. Used by some Wikipedia templates.	Orange County <short name> Orange	-
name in kana	P1814	String	kana, furigana, modern kana usage and historical kana orthography: the reading of a Japanese name in kana	Japan <name in kana> にっぽん and にほん	-
name	P2561	Monolingual text	name, full name and musical group name: name the subject is known by. If a more specific property is available, use that	Giuseppe Garibaldi <name> Giuseppe Garibaldi and volcanic explosivity index <name> volcanic explosivity index	-
honorific prefix	P511	Item	honorific prefix: word or expression used before a name, in addressing or referring to a person	Arthur Conan Doyle <honorific prefix> Sir	-
noble title	P97	Item	noble title and princely title: titles held by the person	Diana Cooper <noble title> viscountess and lady	-

CAUTION! family (P53) should link to a family item and never to a family name one. Example: Victor Hugo (Q535) family (P53) Hugo family (Q24929958) but Victor Hugo (Q535) family name (P734) Hugo (Q14626498)