in reply to Re^6: regex to return line with name but not if it has a number
in thread regex to return line with name but not if it has a number
Some other names not matching the simple Firstname Lastname scheme:
- Mariae Gloria Prinzessin von Thurn und Taxis, born "Mariae Gloria Ferdinanda Joachima Josephine Wilhelmine Huberta Gräfin von Schönburg-Glauchau"
- His Royal Highness The Prince Charles Philip Arthur George, Prince of Wales, Duke of Cornwall and Earl of Chester, Duke of Rothesay, Earl of Carrick, Baron of Renfrew, Lord of the Isles, Prince and Great Steward of Scotland, Knight Companion of the Most Noble Order of the Garter, Knight of the Most Ancient and Most Noble Order of the Thistle, Great Master and First and Principal Knight Grand Cross of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath, Member of the Order of Merit, Knight of the Order of Australia, Companion of the Queen’s Service Order, Member of Her Majesty’s Most Honourable Privy Council, Aide-de-camp to Her Majesty. Don't ask for his mother's full name.
- Carl Friedrich Freiherr von Weizsäcker
- Sting
- Siddig El Tahir El Fadil El Siddig Abderrahman Mohammed Ahmed Abdel Karim El Mahdi, originally known as "Siddig", later "Siddig El Fadil", and now "Alexander Siddig"
- Sabine Leutheusser-Schnarrenberger
- Anna Elisabeth Franzisca Adolphina Wilhelmina Ludovica Freiin von Droste zu Hülshoff, commonly known as "Annette von Droste-Hülshoff"
- Bernhard-Viktor Christoph-Carl von Bülow, short name "Vicco von Bülow", pseudonym "Loriot"
Handling names in computers just sucks. Stuffing them into separate database fields sucks even more.
Alexander
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