Issues

• Should Hebrew initials written without a space read as initials? (א.ב. כהן gives given 'א.ב.', where א. ב. כהן gives given 'א.', middle 'ב.')

  initialsnon-latin-scripttokens
  derek73/python-nameparser#1381 · Filter by author derek73 opened on Nov 13, 2026
  

• Should initials() skip Lao, Khmer and Tibetan, as it skips Thai and Burmese? (ສົມຊາຍ ໃຈດີ gives 'ສ. ໃ.')

  initialsnon-latin-script
  derek73/python-nameparser#1380 · Filter by author derek73 opened on Nov 13, 2026
  

• Should an Arabic compound given name keep the article that completes it? (Nour El Houda Haddou gives family 'El Houda Haddou')

  particlesvocabulary
  derek73/python-nameparser#1378 · Filter by author derek73 opened on Nov 13, 2026 · 3.1
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• Should Edd be a given name as well as a credential? (John "Edd" Smith gives suffix 'Edd', not nickname 'Edd')

  nicknamessuffixesvocabulary
  derek73/python-nameparser#1376 · Filter by author derek73 opened on Nov 13, 2026
  

• Should a bracketed word inside the family name, before the comma, read as a maiden name? (CLAY (PHILLIPS), MELANIE gives nickname 'PHILLIPS')

  commasmaidennicknames
  derek73/python-nameparser#1375 · Filter by author derek73 opened on Nov 13, 2026
  

• Should the group suggester read common surnames outside East Asia? (Smith John, Jones David, Brown James gets no suggestion in either order)

  name-ordersuggestervocabulary
  Feature

  derek73/python-nameparser#1364 · Filter by author derek73 opened on Nov 12, 2026
  

• Should BCh, BChir and BMBCh be listed credentials? (Jane Doe, BM BCh gives given BM, middle BCh)

  suffixesvocabulary
  derek73/python-nameparser#1361 · Filter by author derek73 opened on Nov 12, 2026
  

• Should John Smith (Jr.᠈MD) read suffix Jr.᠈MD as John Smith (Jr.,MD) does? Every other comma inside brackets after a full stop gives a nickname

  commasnicknamesnon-latin-script
  derek73/python-nameparser#1360 · Filter by author derek73 opened on Nov 12, 2026
  

• Should a maiden marker written with a colon read as one? (山田 花子 旧姓：佐藤 gives family 旧姓：佐藤, where 山田 花子 旧姓 佐藤 gives maiden 佐藤)

  maidennon-latin-scripttokens
  derek73/python-nameparser#1359 · Filter by author derek73 opened on Nov 12, 2026
  

• Should rules/C5's "two capitals before credentials" clause and rules/O4's order report each be a rule of their own? (Jane Doe, BM PhD; Armitage J. O. reports order)

  docs
  derek73/python-nameparser#1358 · Filter by author derek73 opened on Nov 12, 2026
  

• Should the group suggester know John, David and James as given names? A list of Smith John, Jones David gets no suggestion

  name-ordersuggestervocabulary
  Feature

  derek73/python-nameparser#1357 · Filter by author derek73 opened on Nov 12, 2026
  

• What should Parser.suggest do with a list mixing -ovich and oʻgʻli patronymics, or a family-first list of them? (Karimov Rustam Anvarovich beside Aliyev Farrukh is forced given-first)

  name-orderpatronymicssuggester
  derek73/python-nameparser#1356 · Filter by author derek73 opened on Nov 12, 2026
  

• Should Parser.suggest read AM Hoy as initials and a surname? A given-first byline list (AM Hoy, GH Yoon) is suggested FAMILY_FIRST

  initialsname-ordersuggester
  derek73/python-nameparser#1355 · Filter by author derek73 opened on Nov 12, 2026
  

• Should JP Smith match John Paul Smith? An undotted pair of capitals reads as one given name, so the pair conflicts where J.P. Smith matches

  initialsmatching
  derek73/python-nameparser#1351 · Filter by author derek73 opened on Nov 12, 2026
  

• Should a family name of initials alone match the same initials in another order, or fewer? (J. P., Ann / P. J., Ann reads family part-of-other, consistent)

  initialsmatching
  derek73/python-nameparser#1350 · Filter by author derek73 opened on Nov 12, 2026
  

• Should a credential, generation or title joined by a hyphen other than the hyphen-minus read as one? (John Smith MD‐PhD gives family MD‐PhD, where MD-PhD gives suffix)

  suffixestitlestokens
  derek73/python-nameparser#1349 · Filter by author derek73 opened on Nov 12, 2026
  

• Should the Egyptian final ى match ي in a vocabulary word? (الدكتور على against الدكتور علي)

  non-latin-scripttitlesvocabulary
  derek73/python-nameparser#1337 · Filter by author derek73 opened on Nov 11, 2026
  

• Should مرحوم and شهید be status readings? (رضایی، حسن (مرحوم) gives nickname مرحوم)

  non-latin-scripttitlesvocabulary
  derek73/python-nameparser#1336 · Filter by author derek73 opened on Nov 11, 2026
  

• Should a ZWNJ at the end of a word be ignored when looking a title up? (مهندس‌ علی رضایی gives given مهندس‌)

  non-latin-scripttitlesvocabulary
  derek73/python-nameparser#1335 · Filter by author derek73 opened on Nov 11, 2026
  

• Should the spaced آیت الله and حجت الاسلام read as titles, with والمسلمین and العظمی after them? (آیت الله حسن رضایی gives given آیت)

  non-latin-scripttitlesvocabulary
  derek73/python-nameparser#1334 · Filter by author derek73 opened on Nov 11, 2026
  

• Should a Thai pack read the royal clan name before ณ อยุธยา as part of the surname? (ปฐมพร อินทรางกูร ณ อยุธยา gives middle 'อินทรางกูร')

  enhancementlocale-packsnon-latin-scriptparticles
  derek73/python-nameparser#1333 · Filter by author derek73 opened on Nov 11, 2026 · 3.1
  

• Should a particle glued to a surname at its full stop read as the particle? (Alaa A. El.Baz gives suffix 'El.Baz')

  particlessuffixestokens
  derek73/python-nameparser#1313 · Filter by author derek73 opened on Nov 11, 2026
  

• Should a glued word in the given part after a family comma divide? (ARTHUR, L.MICHAEL gives given 'L.MICHAEL')

  commasinitialstokens
  derek73/python-nameparser#1311 · Filter by author derek73 opened on Nov 11, 2026
  

• Should a Mongolian choice read a glued father's initial as the family? (Ц.Сандаг-Очир gives given 'Ц.', family 'Сандаг-Очир')

  initialslocale-packsname-orderpatronymics
  derek73/python-nameparser#1306 · Filter by author derek73 opened on Nov 10, 2026
  

• Should Smith Mary match Mary Smith? An opt-in match that reads one side under the other name order

  matching
  derek73/python-nameparser#1303 · Filter by author derek73 opened on Nov 10, 2026 · 3.1