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Changes for version 1.15

  • Added more complete list to surname_prefs.txt
  • Allowed for a surname prefix of Dell', as in Dell'Arte
  • Added case_all_reversed method to return name in the format of surname, initials and/or given_names, useful for alphabetical sorting
  • Length of given name set to at least 2 characters for name type John_A_Smith Names such as "Al B Jones" now parse correctly
  • Length of given name set to at least 2 characters for name type John_Adam_Smith Names such as "Al Brian Jones" now parse correctly
  • Created a new token for middle names, at least 2 characters long and a look ahead to exclude prefixes. Names such as "Mary Jo White" and "John Van Der Wald" now parse correctly

Modules

grammar tree for Lingua::EN::NameParse
routines for manipulating a person's name