> ## Documentation Index
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# Name

Name represents what a human is called.

## Schema ID

`https://gobl.org/draft-0/org/name`

## Properties

| Title          | Property   | Type                          | Description                                        |
| -------------- | ---------- | ----------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------- |
| UUID           | `uuid`     | string                        | Universally Unique Identifier.                     |
| Alias          | `alias`    | string                        | What the person would like to be called            |
| Prefix         | `prefix`   | string                        | Additional prefix to add to name, like Mrs. or Mr. |
| Given          | `given`    | string                        | Person's given or first name                       |
| Middle         | `middle`   | string                        | Middle names or initials                           |
| Surname        | `surname`  | string                        | Second or Family name.                             |
| Second Surname | `surname2` | string                        | Additional second of family name.                  |
| Suffix         | `suffix`   | string                        | Titles to include after the name.                  |
| Meta           | `meta`     | [cbc.Meta](/draft-0/cbc/meta) | Any additional useful data.                        |

## Validation Rules

| Field     | Test                                                                                        | Validation Code / Message                                             |
| --------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `given`   | <ul class="gobl-test"><li>Surname == ""</li><li class="gobl-test-present">Present</li></ul> | `GOBL-ORG-NAME-01`<br />Given name is required when surname is absent |
| `surname` | <ul class="gobl-test"><li>Given == ""</li><li class="gobl-test-present">Present</li></ul>   | `GOBL-ORG-NAME-02`<br />Surname is required when given name is absent |