HL7 v2.6 Vocabulary
0.2.0 - ci-build

HL7 v2.6 Vocabulary, published by HL7/FO. This guide is not an authorized publication; it is the continuous build for version 0.2.0 built by the FHIR (HL7® FHIR® Standard) CI Build. This version is based on the current content of https://github.com/frankoemig/hl7.v2.terminology.v26/ and changes regularly. See the Directory of published versions

## CodeSystem: Name Type (2.6 - 1.3.0) (Experimental)

Official URL: http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/nameType | Version: 1.3.0
Active as of 2026-03-13 | Computable Name: NameType
Other Identifiers: OID:2.16.840.1.113883.18.104, urn:ietf:rfc:3986#Uniform Resource Identifier (URI)#http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/v2-0200
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HL7-defined code system of concepts for types of names for persons.

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

- Hl7VSnameType

Properties

This code system defines the following properties for its concepts

Name | Code | URI | Type | Description
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/nameType` defines the following codes:

Code | Display | Definition | version introduced | status | comment, to suppress IG-publisher warning, to be replaced with standard later | modified | Deutsch (German, de)
A | Alias Name | Alias Name | 2.3 |  |  |  | Aliasname
B | Name at Birth | Name at Birth | 2.3.1 |  |  |  | Geburtsname
C | Adopted Name | Adopted Name | 2.3 |  |  |  | angenommener Name
D | Display Name | Display Name | 2.3 |  |  |  | angezeigter Name
I | Licensing Name | Licensing Name | 2.4 |  |  |  | nicht verwendet
K | Artist Name | Artist Name | 2.6 |  |  |  | Künstler- oder Ordensname
L | Legal Name | Legal Name | 2.3 |  |  |  | gesetzlicher Name
M | Maiden Name | Maiden Name | 2.3 |  |  |  | Name als ledige Person (Ledigenname)
N | Nickname /"Call me" Name/Street Name | Nickname /"Call me" Name/Street Name | 2.4 |  |  |  | Spitzname
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 |  | nicht verwendet
R | Registered Name (animals only) | Registered Name (animals only) | 2.4 |  |  |  | Zuchtname bei Tieren
S | Coded Pseudo-Name to ensure anonymity | Coded Pseudo-Name to ensure anonymity | 2.3.1 |  |  |  | Pseudonym (z.B. für Studien)
T | Indigenous/Tribal/Community Name | Indigenous/Tribal/Community Name | 2.3.1 |  |  |  | Stammesname
U | Unspecified | Unspecified | 2.3.1 |  |  |  | sonstiger Name