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Is anyone aware of some code/rules on how to capitalize the names of people correctly?
(these may not be correct, just some sample names and how the capitalization could be/work)
This seems like a losing battle...
If anyone has some code or rules on when and how to capitalize names, let me know :)
Cheers, Albert
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Majors, academic programs and degrees Except for languages, such as English, French and Japanese, the names of academic disciplines, majors, minors, programs and courses of study are not proper nouns and should not be capitalized.
Capitalize a person's title when it precedes the name. Do not capitalize when the title is acting as a description following the name.
“According to the Chicago Manual of Style 8.170, 'When newspapers and periodicals are mentioned in text, an initial “the,” even if part of the official title is lowercased (unless it begins a sentence).
To summarize the capitalization of job titles, you should always capitalize the job title when it comes immediately before the person's name, in a formal context, in a direct address, in a resume heading, or as part of a signature line.
The only sensible way to handle it, in my opinion, is to let the users tell you how their name should be capitalized. Any automatic scheme is going to annoy someone.
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Just tell them you're OLD SCHOOL. That makes it simple and 100% correct:
- JOHN SMITH
- JOHAN VAN RENSBURG
- DERRICK VON GOGH
- RUBY DE LA FUENTE
- PETER MACLAURIN
- GARRY MCDONALD
The same logic also helps with many i18n problems.
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