[uf-discuss] hCard's and Heraldic names/titles?

Ryan King ryan at technorati.com
Tue Jan 9 12:09:13 PST 2007


On Dec 30, 2006, at 12:37 AM, Charles Iliya Krempeaux wrote:

> Hello,
>
> I'm not completely sure how this would be marked up using an hCard.
>
> In some parts of the world there exists a set of heraldic titles that
> are kind of treated as names.  (Such as "Sayyid", "Agha", "Mirza",
> etc.)
>
> For example, you might have...
>
> Sayyid Joe Blow
> Mirza John Doe
> Jane Agha Doe
>
> I was thinking that using the "title" might be appropriate.  But I'm
> not sure.  The usage of these are kind of a mix between a name and a
> title.
>
> Some people actually have these included as part of their legal name.
> But some don't, and instead treat it like a title or honorific title
> like "Dr" or "Sir".
>
> Using the honorific-prefix class name might be possible for "Sayyid"
> or "Mirza".  But it not possible for "Agha" (since it is NOT a
> prefix).  Also, the honorific-suffix class name is possible for "Agha
> either (since it is NOT a suffix).
>
> Anyone know how to mark this up in an hCard?

What about 'additional-name'?

-ryan
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