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HumanNameParse.java

Java port Author: Bruno P. Kinoshita

Original library Author: Jason Priem jason@jasonpriem.com (credits go to him) Original library Author Website: http://jasonpriem.com/human-name-parse

License: MIT

Description

Takes human names of arbitrary complexity and various wacky formats like:

  • J. Walter Weatherman
  • de la Cruz, Ana M.
  • James C. ('Jimmy') O'Dell, Jr.

and parses out the:

  • leading initial (Like "J." in "J. Walter Weatherman")
  • first name (or first initial in a name like 'R. Crumb')
  • nicknames (like "Jimmy" in "James C. ('Jimmy') O'Dell, Jr.")
  • middle names
  • last name (including compound ones like "van der Sar' and "Ortega y Gasset"), and
  • suffix (like 'Jr.', 'III')

Usage

<dependencies>
  <dependency>
    <groupId>com.tupilabs</groupId>
    <artifactId>human-name-parser</artifactId>
  </dependency>
</dependencies>

Name object = new Name("Sérgio Vieira de Mello");
HumanNameParserParser parser = new HumanNameParserParser(object);
String firstName = parser.getFirst();
String nicknames = parser.getNicknames();
// ...