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title: "onix-codelist-18"
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# ONIX Code Lists Issue 67, October 2024

## List 18: Person / organization name type

| Value | Description | Notes |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 00 | Unspecified | Usually the name as it is presented on the book |
| 01 | Pseudonym | May be used to give a well-known pseudonym, where the primary name is a ‘real’ name |
| 02 | Authority-controlled name |  |
| 03 | Earlier name | Use only within <AlternativeName> |
| 04 | ‘Real’ name | May be used to identify a well-known ‘real’ name, where the primary name is a pseudonym or is unnamed |
| 05 | Transliterated / translated form of primary name | Use only within <AlternativeName>, when the primary name type is unspecified, for names in a different script or language |
| 06 | Later name | Use only within <AlternativeName> |
| 07 | Fictional character name | Use only within <NameAsSubject> to indicate the subject is fictional, or in <AlternativeName> alongside <UnnamedPersons> to indicate a human-like name for a synthetic voice or AI. Only for use in ONIX 3.0 or later |

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