Name Register

• CURIE: gmeow:NameRegister
• IRI: https://blackcatinformatics.ca/gmeow/NameRegister
• Category: class
• Defined by: gmeow:slices/names
• Box roles: TBox role (What is this?)

The social register of a name-usage (formal, intimate, professional, casual) — the naming specialization of the gmeow:Register umbrella: a name register IS a register, so persona expression and name address draw from one vocabulary spine. A value vocabulary carried by gmeow:usageRegister on a gmeow:NameUsage.

Structure

Subclass of: gmeow:Register, gufo:QualityValue

Practical Pattern

Use gmeow:NameRegister as a specialized kind of gmeow:Register, gufo:QualityValue. Add statement metadata or a standpoint when the assertion needs provenance, confidence, or vantage.

Common Companion Terms

gmeow:Register

Usage Advice

Use when

• Use as the value vocabulary for the social register of a name-usage — referenced from gmeow:usageRegister on a gmeow:NameUsage to mark a name as formal, intimate, professional, or casual.

Avoid when

• Avoid minting a NameUsage subclass per register (registers are individuals) and avoid conflating register with the gender/identity axes — register is a posture of address, not an identity claim.

How to use

• Reference a seeded NameRegister individual from gmeow:usageRegister; extend the vocabulary with a new individual under gmeow:NameRegister (it specializes gmeow:Register) rather than a subclass.

Examples

• ex:usage gmeow:usageRegister gmeow:registerFormal.