18 — Person / organization name type

10 codes · Introduced in Issue 0

Code Description History
00 Unspecified modified
Usually the name as it is presented on the book
+0 · ✎54
01 Pseudonym modified
‘Pen name’, usually adopted for anonymity, semi-anonymity or for ‘branding’ purposes. May be used to give a well-known pseudonym, where another name is a ‘real’ name
+0 · ✎73
02 Authority-controlled name +0
03 Earlier name
Use only within <AlternativeName>
+11
04 ‘Real’ name modified
May be used to identify a ‘real’ name, where another name is a pseudonym, professional name or is unnamed
+12 · ✎73
05 Transliterated / translated form of primary name modified
Use only within <AlternativeName>, when the primary name type is unspecified, for names in a different script or language
+16 · ✎54
06 Later name
Use only within <AlternativeName>
+33
07 Fictional character name modified
Use only within <NameAsSubject> to indicate the subject is fictional, or in <AlternativeName> alongside <UnnamedPersons> to indicate a human-like name for a synthetic voice or AI. Only for use in ONIX 3.0 or later
+49 · ✎64
08 Acronym / initialism
Use only within <AlternativeName> with a corporate name to indicate the name is an acronym, initialism or short abbreviation for the full name. Only for use in ONIX 3.0 or later
+68
09 Professional name
Name other than a ‘pen name’ adopted for professional purposes (eg a ‘stage name’). Only for use in ONIX 3.0 or later
+73