<refentry id="othername.element">
<?dbhtml filename="othername.html"?>
<refentryinfo>
<pubdate>$Date$</pubdate>
<releaseinfo>$Revision$</releaseinfo>
</refentryinfo>

<refmeta>
<indexterm><primary>elements</primary>
<secondary>othername</secondary></indexterm>
<refentrytitle>othername</refentrytitle>
<refmiscinfo>Element</refmiscinfo>
</refmeta>
<refnamediv>
<refname>othername</refname>
<refpurpose>&othername.purpose;</refpurpose>
</refnamediv>

&othername.synopsis.gen;
<refsect1 condition='ref.description'><title>Description</title>

<para>
<sgmltag>OtherName</sgmltag> is a generic wrapper for parts of an individual&rsquo;s
name other than 
<sgmltag>Honorific</sgmltag>,
<sgmltag>FirstName</sgmltag>,
<sgmltag>Surname</sgmltag> and
<sgmltag>Lineage</sgmltag>.  One common use is to identify
an individual&rsquo;s middle name or initial.  Use <sgmltag class='attribute'>Role</sgmltag>
to classify the type of other name.
</para>

<refsect2><title>Processing expectations</title>
<para>
&format.inline; In an <sgmltag>Address</sgmltag>, this element may inherit
the verbatim qualities of an address.
</para>
</refsect2>



&othername.parents.gen;
&othername.children.gen;
</refsect1>
<refsect1 condition='ref.elem.seealso'><title>See Also</title>
&othername.seealso.gen;
</refsect1>
<refsect1><title>Examples</title>

&othername.example.seealso.gen;
</refsect1>
</refentry>

