6.5 Full Names and Abbreviated Names

There may be cases where a name is provided in the FullName tag that does not include every element in the true full name. This may be because the message sender (a) erroneously assumes that the name it has available is a full name or (b) does not know all parts of the name. 

Elvis Costello is the stage name of the artist whose birth certificate contains “Declan Patrick Aloysius McManus” but who is usually known as Declan McManus. Where a company is not aware of the complete name it may, for example, communicate the legal name as:

<PartyName>

    <PartyNameType>LegalName</PartyNameType>

    <FullName>

        <Name>Declan McManus</Name>

    </FullName>

    <NamesBeforeKeyName>

        <Name>Declan</Name>

    </NamesBeforeKeyName>

    <KeyName>

        <Name>McManus</Name>

    </KeyName>

</PartyName>

However, where it is aware that the complete name differs from the name it has available but for reasons that might include ignorance and contractual limitations wants to communicate this, it can use:

<PartyName>

    <PartyNameType>LegalName</PartyNameType>

    <FullName>

        <Name>Declan McManus</Name>

    <FullName>

    <ShortName>

        <Name>Declan McManus</Name>

    <ShortName>

    <NamesBeforeKeyName>

        <Name>Declan</Name>

    </NamesBeforeKeyName>

    <KeyName>

        <Name>McManus</Name>

    </KeyName>

</PartyName>

Either form is acceptable and the shortened/incomplete name, whether communicated in the FullName or ShortName tag can be combined with the PartyNameType of LegalName.

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