IM IBM InfoSphere Global Name Recognition, Version 4.2

Analyzing names

When you analyze names, you identify various attributes about those names, such as the likely gender of the name, the likely culture of the name, the likely country that the name originated from, various variants of the name, and categorizing the name as either personal names or organizational names.

  • Analyzing names using IBM NameWorks
    Use the analyze() method when you want to perform full analysis on a name. This method transliterates and parses the name, then provides gender information, a culture classification, a list of variant name forms for the name, and a list of countries where the name is found (country of association information).
  • Identifying the culture of a name using IBM NameWorks
    IBM NameWorks includes functions that you can use to identify the culture of names, using the NameClassifier - Country of Association API component. The functions perform a simple culture classification first, and then a more complex country of association analysis, if a single culture cannot be identified through the culture analysis.
  • Identifying the gender of names using IBM NameWorks
    IBM NameWorks includes functions to identify the relative frequencies of the genders that are associated with a given name or a full name.
  • Identifying the country of association for names using IBM NameWorks
    IBM NameWorks includes functions that you can use to identify the country of association for names to assist in name analysis.
  • Generating name variants using IBM NameWorks
    IBM NameWorks includes functions that you can use to generate lists of variant forms for the name fields of a name.
  • Analyzing names with the component APIs
    When you analyze names, you identify various attributes about those names, such as the likely gender of the name, the likely culture of the name, the likely country that the name originated from, various variants of the name, and categorizations of the name as either personal names or organizational names.
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Analyzing names with the component APIs

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