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

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

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

<para>
The Western-style first name of an author, editor, or other individual.
</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>


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

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

