Middle Name Representation

Per naming conventions, the middle name (usually the mother's maiden surname in most cases) is represented using the given[1] array:

• given[0]: First name (e.g., "Juan Lawrence")
• given[1]: Middle name (e.g., "Les Dalisay")
• family: Family name (e.g., "Reyes")

Example

A person named "Juan Lawrence Les Dalisay Reyes" would be represented as:

{
  "use": "official",
  "given": ["Juan Lawrence", "Les Dalisay"],
  "family": "Reyes"
}

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Name	Flags	Card.	Type	Description & Constraints    Filter: Bindings Constraints Obligations
HumanName		0..*	HumanName	Name of a human - parts and usage
use	?!Σ	0..1	code	usual | official | temp | nickname | anonymous | old | maiden Binding: NameUse (required): The use of a human name.
given	Σ	0..*	string	First and middle names This repeating element order: Given Names appear in the correct order for presenting the name
Documentation for this format

Terminology Bindings

Path	Status	Usage	ValueSet	Version	Source
HumanName.use	Base	required	NameUse	📍4.0.1	FHIR Std.

Constraints

Id	Grade	Path(s)	Description	Expression
ele-1	error	**ALL** elements	All FHIR elements must have a @value or children	hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())

This structure is derived from HumanName

Name	Flags	Card.	Type	Description & Constraints    Filter: Bindings Constraints Obligations
HumanName		0..*	HumanName	Name of a human - parts and usage
given		0..*	string	First and middle names
Documentation for this format

Name	Flags	Card.	Type	Description & Constraints    Filter: Bindings Constraints Obligations
HumanName		0..*	HumanName	Name of a human - parts and usage
id		0..1	string	Unique id for inter-element referencing
extension		0..*	Extension	Additional content defined by implementations Slice: Unordered, Open by value:url
use	?!Σ	0..1	code	usual | official | temp | nickname | anonymous | old | maiden Binding: NameUse (required): The use of a human name.
text	Σ	0..1	string	Text representation of the full name
family	Σ	0..1	string	Family name (often called 'Surname')
given	Σ	0..*	string	First and middle names This repeating element order: Given Names appear in the correct order for presenting the name
prefix	Σ	0..*	string	Parts that come before the name This repeating element order: Prefixes appear in the correct order for presenting the name
suffix	Σ	0..*	string	Parts that come after the name This repeating element order: Suffixes appear in the correct order for presenting the name
period	Σ	0..1	Period	Time period when name was/is in use
Documentation for this format

Terminology Bindings

Path	Status	Usage	ValueSet	Version	Source
HumanName.use	Base	required	NameUse	📍4.0.1	FHIR Std.

Constraints

Id	Grade	Path(s)	Description	Expression
ele-1	error	**ALL** elements	All FHIR elements must have a @value or children	hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())
ext-1	error	**ALL** extensions	Must have either extensions or value[x], not both	extension.exists() != value.exists()

Key Elements View

Name	Flags	Card.	Type	Description & Constraints    Filter: Bindings Constraints Obligations
HumanName		0..*	HumanName	Name of a human - parts and usage
use	?!Σ	0..1	code	usual | official | temp | nickname | anonymous | old | maiden Binding: NameUse (required): The use of a human name.
given	Σ	0..*	string	First and middle names This repeating element order: Given Names appear in the correct order for presenting the name
Documentation for this format

Terminology Bindings

Path	Status	Usage	ValueSet	Version	Source
HumanName.use	Base	required	NameUse	📍4.0.1	FHIR Std.

Constraints

Id	Grade	Path(s)	Description	Expression
ele-1	error	**ALL** elements	All FHIR elements must have a @value or children	hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())

Differential View

This structure is derived from HumanName

Name	Flags	Card.	Type	Description & Constraints    Filter: Bindings Constraints Obligations
HumanName		0..*	HumanName	Name of a human - parts and usage
given		0..*	string	First and middle names
Documentation for this format

Snapshot View

Name	Flags	Card.	Type	Description & Constraints    Filter: Bindings Constraints Obligations
HumanName		0..*	HumanName	Name of a human - parts and usage
id		0..1	string	Unique id for inter-element referencing
extension		0..*	Extension	Additional content defined by implementations Slice: Unordered, Open by value:url
use	?!Σ	0..1	code	usual | official | temp | nickname | anonymous | old | maiden Binding: NameUse (required): The use of a human name.
text	Σ	0..1	string	Text representation of the full name
family	Σ	0..1	string	Family name (often called 'Surname')
given	Σ	0..*	string	First and middle names This repeating element order: Given Names appear in the correct order for presenting the name
prefix	Σ	0..*	string	Parts that come before the name This repeating element order: Prefixes appear in the correct order for presenting the name
suffix	Σ	0..*	string	Parts that come after the name This repeating element order: Suffixes appear in the correct order for presenting the name
period	Σ	0..1	Period	Time period when name was/is in use
Documentation for this format

Terminology Bindings

Path	Status	Usage	ValueSet	Version	Source
HumanName.use	Base	required	NameUse	📍4.0.1	FHIR Std.

Constraints

Id	Grade	Path(s)	Description	Expression
ele-1	error	**ALL** elements	All FHIR elements must have a @value or children	hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())
ext-1	error	**ALL** extensions	Must have either extensions or value[x], not both	extension.exists() != value.exists()

This structure is derived from HumanName

Summary