THDL Toolbox > Places & Geography > THDL Gazetteer > Gazetteer DTD Decoded For Dummies > Fname Element
<!ELEMENT fname (geogname, time*, authority?, etymology?, (translation|transliteration|mixed)*, ref*)> <!ATTLIST fname %a.common; certainty (high|low) #IMPLIED entrydate %ISODATE; #IMPLIED isCurrent (yes|no) "yes" lang %LANGUAGE; #REQUIRED priority (1|2|3|4|5|6) #REQUIRED resp CDATA #IMPLIED>
A feature may contain one or more feature names, tracking how it may change over time and in different languages, each containing its own descriptive and administrative (e.g. date of entry) meta-data.
The "certainty" attribute indicates the degree of precision to be attributed to the name - choices are 'high' and 'low'.
The "entrydate" attribute here indicates the date the fname was added to the gazetteer. See %ISODATE for the format.
The "isCurrent" attribute records whether the name is in current use.
The "lang" attribute indicates the language of the fname as per %LANGUAGE.
The "priority" attribute enforces the priority of the names, when multiple fnames are present.
The "resp" attribute is used to record the name of the person responsible for entering the name.