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List 18: Person / organization name type

Last updated in issue 64
Value Description Notes Issue number Modified in Issue
00 Unspecified Usually the name as it is presented on the book 0 54
01 Pseudonym May be used to give a well-known pseudonym, where the primary name is a ‘real’ name 0
02 Authority-controlled name 0
03 Earlier name Use only within <AlternativeName> 11
04 ‘Real’ name May be used to identify a well-known real name, where the primary name is a pseudonym 12
05 Transliterated / translated form of primary name Use only within <AlternativeName>, when the primary name type is unspecified, for names in a different script or language 16 54
06 Later name Use only within <AlternativeName> 33
07 Fictional character name Use only within <NameAsSubject> to indicate the subject is fictional, or in <AlternativeName> alongside <UnnamedPersons> to indicate a human-like name for a synthetic voice or AI. Only for use in ONIX 3.0 or later 49 64
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