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Personal Descriptors
Name
Complete names are to be used if available. No unit of a name or alias should be
abbreviated unless the complete name exceeds the maximum field length.
Abbreviations such as FNU, LNU, MNU, NMI and NMN should not be used.
Apostrophes (O'Neal, O'Boyle) should be eliminated.
Name Suffixes
Suffixes are names that follow the last name, such as II, III, Jr., Sr., etc.
Examples: Smith, John Robert III, Smith, John Sr., Smith, John Jr.
Name suffixes should not be confused with abbreviations following the name
indicating some type of degree, such as MD, PhD, DDS, DVM, JD, etc.
Name Prefixes
Prefixes precede the name and should not be included in he name field. Prefixes
include Mr., Mrs., Ms., Miss and Dr. Titles or degrees of individuals, including
foreign titles or degrees, and their abbreviations (Mr., Mrs., Miss, Ms., Prof., Ph.D.,
Capt., Lt., D.D.S., Dr., Rev., etc.) may be included as an alias when it is known or
believed the title or degree may be used by an individual when identifying
themselves. The location is the same as data showing seniority.
Examples, Brown, John William Rev., Smith, Robert L Mrs.
Alias or Maiden Names
When you know that the individual has used other names or dates of birth they
should be listed in this block. Maiden names are considered alias names. The
master name on a given record is the primary name submitted on the first fingerprint
card for that individual. If Janet Beth Aldrone marries John Smith and legally takes
his name, the next fingerprint card contributed for this subject should have the name
Janet Beth Smith listing Janet Beth Aldrone in the alias field. "Nee", indicating a
former name, should not be included in the alias field.
If a married person uses both last names, it should be contributed with both last
names, separated by a hyphen or space, however the person lists their last name.
When a name with a space or hyphen is received, alias names will automatically be
created for all possible variations of the hyphenated name. Last names may contain
as many as three combinations of hyphens or spaces. First names may contain up to
two combinations of hyphens or spaces.
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