v2+ Vocabulary
0.3.0 - Working Draft to present the concept ideas (FO)

v2+ Vocabulary - Local Development build (v0.3.0) built by the FHIR (HL7® FHIR® Standard) Build Tools. See the Directory of published versions

CodeSystem: Name Type (2.8 - 1.1.0) (Experimental)

Official URL: http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/nameType2V110 Version: 1.1.0
Active as of 2025-08-05 Computable Name: NameType2V110
Other Identifiers: OID:2.16.840.1.113883.18.105

Copyright/Legal: HL7 Inc., 2024

HL7-defined code system of concepts for types of names for persons. Used in HL7 Version 2.x messaging in the XPN, PPN, XCN, PID and MRG segments.

This Code system is referenced in the content logical definition of the following value sets:

Properties

This code system defines the following properties for its concepts

NameCodeURITypeDescription
version introduced versionIntroduced http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/Property#versionIntroduced string version when was this code introduced
version deprecated versionDeprecated http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/Property#versionDeprecated string version when was this code deprecated
status status http://hl7.org/fhir/concept-properties#status code A code that indicates the status of the concept. Typical values are active, experimental, deprecated, and retired
comment, to suppress IG-publisher warning, to be replaced with standard later comment http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/Property#comment string A string that provides additional detail pertinent to the use or understanding of the concept
usage usage http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/Property#usage string usage notes for this code
modified modified http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/Property#modified dateTime date of last modification

Concepts

This case-sensitive code system http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/nameType2V110 defines the following codes:

CodeDisplayDefinitionversion introducedstatususagemodifiedDeutsch (German, de)
A Assigned Assigned 2.3 A name assigned to a person. Reasons some organizations assign alternate names may include not knowing the person's name, or to maintain anonymity. Some, but not necessarily all, of the name types that people call "alias" may fit into this category.
B Birth name Birth name 2.3.1 A name that a person had shortly after being born. Usually for family names but may be used to mark given names at birth that may have changed later.<p>This is not for temporary names assigned at birth while a newborn is not yet named Geburtsname
BAD Bad Name Bad Name 2.7 A name that was wrongly used in the past and is now maintained only for the purposes of searching ungültiger Name
C Adopted Name Adopted Name 2.3 A name acquired by adoption angenommener Name
D Customary Name Customary Name 2.3 Known as/conventional/the one you use
F Fathers Name Fathers Name 2.8 Fathers Name ( Patronymic Name) Name des Vaters
I Licensing Name Licensing Name 2.4
K Business name Business name 2.6 A name used in a Professional or Business context. Also includes writer's pseudonym, artist's name, stage name, street name, etc.<p>An example of use is where a person with multiple proper names (i.e. married) uses one of the particular names in a profess Geschäftsname
L Official Registry Name Official Registry Name 2.3 The formal name as registered in an official (government) registry, but which name might not be commonly used. May correspond to legal name<p>For many people, customary name is also their official name gesetzlicher Name
M Maiden Name Maiden Name 2.3 A name you had just before you got married Name als ledige Person (Ledigenname)
MSK Masked Masked 2.7 There is information on this item available but it has not been provided by the sender due to security, privacy or other reasons. There may be an alternate mechanism for gaining access to this information.<p>Note: using this null flavor does provide infor Name ist maskiert
N Nickname Nickname 2.4 Nickname /"Call me" Name/Street Name Spitzname
NAV Temporarily Unavailable Temporarily Unavailable 2.7 Information is not available at this time but it is expected that it will be available later.<p>Includes John or Jane Doe situations Name zeitweise nicht verfügbar
NB Newborn Name Newborn Name 2.7 A name assigned on a temporary basis at birth. i.e. "Baby of Smith" Name des Neugeborenen
NOUSE No Longer To Be Used No Longer To Be Used 2.7 Name not to be used anymore for personal reasons nicht länger in Benutzung
O Other Other 2.3 inactive 2025-08-02 sonstiger Name
P Name of Partner/Spouse Name of Partner/Spouse 2.3.1 Retained for backward compatibility only as of v2.7.
R Registered Name Registered Name 2.4 (animals only)<p>Retained for backwards compatibility only as of v2.7. Use "L" instead - has same meaning Zuchtname bei Tieren
REL Religious Religious 2.7 e.g. Sister Mary Francis, Brother John
S Pseudonym Pseudonym 2.3.1 Coded Pseudo-Name to ensure anonymity Pseudonym (z.B. für Studien)
T Indigenous/Tribal Indigenous/Tribal 2.3.1 Indigenous/Tribal/Community Name e.g. Chief Red Cloud Stammesname
TEMP Temporary Name Temporary Name 2.7 A temporary name. Note that a name valid time can provide more detailed information. temporärer Name
U Unknown Unknown 2.3.1 Unknown Name unbekannt