Template:Name/doc

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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=}}

Parameters

Parameter name	Description	Default value	required or optional?
parameter #1 (1)	type of name. Recognized key words: legal, birth, pseudonym, elder, younger, artist, master, master of, school of, circle of, workshop of	empty	required
parameter #2 (2)	persons name, with or without links. If provided the name will be placed in the proper place in relation to the other text.	empty	optional
parameter #3 (3)	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:
{{LangSwitch}}

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	==Name== {{{Specific name}}} ==Name== {{{Specific name}}} Bonifacio Veronese
birth	{{name|birth|Bonifacio Veronese}} {{name|birth}} Bonifacio Veronese	==Name== {{{Specific name}}} ==Name== {{{Specific name}}} Bonifacio Veronese
legal	{{name|legal}} [[w:Bonifazio Veronese|Bonifacio Veronese]] {{name|legal|[[w:Bonifazio Veronese|Bonifacio Veronese]]}}	==Name== {{{Specific name}}} Bonifacio Veronese ==Name== {{{Specific name}}}
pseudonym	{{name|pseudonym|Witkacy}} {{name|pseudonym|[[:en:George William Russell|Æ]]}}	==Name== {{{Specific name}}} ==Name== {{{Specific name}}}
younger	{{name|younger|Hans Holbein]]}} Hans Holbein {{name|younger}}	==Name== {{{Specific name}}} Hans Holbein ==Name== {{{Specific name}}}
elder	{{name|elder|Hans Holbein}} Hans Holbein {{name|elder}}	==Name== {{{Specific name}}} Hans Holbein ==Name== {{{Specific name}}}
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}}]]	==Name== {{{Specific name}}} ==Name== {{{Specific name}}} ==Name== {{{Specific name}}} 1540s
master	[[:en:Master E. S.|{{name|Master}} E. S.]] [[:en:Master Francke|{{name|Master|Francke}}]]	==Name== {{{Specific name}}} E. S. ==Name== {{{Specific name}}}
courtesy name	{{name|courtesy|PY=Wén Jìn|simp=文进|trad=文進}}	==Name== {{{Specific name}}}