### DataType Profile: Name

## Common DataTypes

The following elements are used across a variety of resources (e.g., patient, practitioner, practitionerRole, oganization), but are treated the same in each resource for this specification. 





### Name Elements
Name elements are used to name an individual such as a patient or practitioner, and are of type [HumanName](https://hl7.org/fhir/2018Jan/datatypes.html#HumanName)

| Name | Card | Type | Comments
|---|---|---|---|
| ~~use~~ | ~~0..1~~ | ~~code~~ | ~~usual / official / temp / nickname / anonymous / old / maider~~
| text | 0..1 | string | text representation of the full name
| family | 0..1 | string | family name (often called 'Surname')
| given | 0..* | string | Given names (not always 'first'). Includes middle names. This repeating element order: Given Names appear in the correct order for presenting the name
| prefix | 0..* | string | Parts that come before the name. This repeating element order: Prefixes appear in the correct order for presenting the name
| suffix | 0..* | string | Parts that come after the name. This repeating element order: Suffixes appear in the correct order for presenting the names
| ~~period~~ | ~~0..1~~ | ~~Period~~ | ~~Time period when name was/is in use~~