Template:Name

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This template allows to specify information about persons name in a format that is localizable. Mainly intended for Name and Alternative name section of Creator templates.

Usage

{{Name |1= |2= |3= }}

Template parameters

Parameter	Description		Default	Status
1	type	Type of name. Recognized key words: legal, birth, pseudonym, elder, younger, artist, master, master of, school of, circle of, workshop of	empty	required
2	name	Person's name, with or without links. If provided the name will be placed in the proper place in relation to the other text.	empty	optional
3 lang	language	Language code (only needs to be provided if the language shall be fixed and independent from the user's preferences)	value of {{int:Lang}}	optional

Additional information

The template is intended to be used in the following namespaces: the Creator namespace

The template is intended to be used by the following user groups: all users

Relies on:
Module:Name

Localization

To add your language to the list of languages supported by this template, please edit the template and add a row to the "{{LangSwitch|}}" construct. It takes the form "|xx= Your translation " (xx being the code of your language)

Examples

{{{1}}}	Code	Output
artist	{{name|artist|Bonifacio Veronese}} {{name|artist}} Bonifacio Veronese	Artist name: Bonifacio Veronese Bonifacio Veronese
birth	{{name|birth|Bonifacio Veronese}} {{name|birth}} Bonifacio Veronese	Birth name: Bonifacio Veronese Bonifacio Veronese
legal	{{name|legal}} [[w:Bonifazio Veronese|Bonifacio Veronese]] {{name|legal|[[w:Bonifazio Veronese|Bonifacio Veronese]]}}	Bonifacio Veronese legal name: Bonifacio Veronese
pseudonym	{{name|pseudonym|Witkacy}} {{name|pseudonym|[[:en:George William Russell|Æ]]}}	pseudonym: Witkacy pseudonym: Æ
younger	{{name|younger|Hans Holbein]]}} Hans Holbein {{name|younger}}	Hans Holbein the Younger Hans Holbein
elder	{{name|elder|Hans Holbein}} Hans Holbein {{name|elder}}	Hans Holbein the Elder Hans Holbein
master of	[[:it:Maestro del Bigallo|{{name|master of|Bigallo}}]] [[:pt:Mestre de 1416|{{name|master of|1416}}]] [[:en:Master of the 1540s|{{name|master of}} {{other date|s|1540}}]]	Master of Bigallo Master of 1416 1540s date QS:P,+1540-00-00T00:00:00Z/8
master	[[:en:Master E. S.|{{name|Master}} E. S.]] [[:en:Master Francke|{{name|Master|Francke}}]]	E. S. Master Francke
courtesy name	{{name|courtesy|PY=Wén Jìn|simp=文进|trad=文進}}	courtesy name: 文进/文進