OntologyClass talk:Surname: Difference between revisions

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(We should rename this class to FamilyName.)
 
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We should rename this class to FamilyName. The distinction between 'first name' and 'surname' is culture-specific.  
We should rename this class to FamilyName.


FOAF says:
FOAF says:


The concepts of 'first' and 'last' names do not work well across cultural and linguistic boundaries. [http://xmlns.com/foaf/spec/#term_firstName]
The concepts of 'first' and 'last' names do not work well across cultural and linguistic boundaries. [http://xmlns.com/foaf/spec/#term_firstName]
 
Other links: http://wiki.foaf-project.org/w/NamesInFoaf http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Family_name http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surname http://dublincore.org/documents/name-representation/


[[User:Chrisahn|Chrisahn]] 14:59, 29 April 2012 (UTC)
[[User:Chrisahn|Chrisahn]] 14:59, 29 April 2012 (UTC)

Latest revision as of 17:18, 29 April 2012

We should rename this class to FamilyName.

FOAF says:

The concepts of 'first' and 'last' names do not work well across cultural and linguistic boundaries. [1]

Other links: http://wiki.foaf-project.org/w/NamesInFoaf http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Family_name http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surname http://dublincore.org/documents/name-representation/

Chrisahn 14:59, 29 April 2012 (UTC)