name

This module provides a dictionary of over 5,000 given names.

Import

Import the dictionary to your project via the require tag:

require: name/nameEn.sc
    module = sys.zb-common

After importing the file, the following becomes available:

• the $Names named entity dictionary;
• the $Name named entity for processing given names with patterns.

Value format

Field	Type	Description
name	String	Normalized name variant
sex	String	Sex: "male", "female", or "common"

Dictionary entry examples

863;thomas, tom;{"name": "Thomas", "sex": "male"}
3242;lorraine;{"name": "Lorraine", "sex": "female"}
5011;jason;{"name": "Jason", "sex": "common"}