Organization Name

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

An appellation borne by an organization — a legal name, a trading / 'doing-business-as' name, or a former name.

Structure

Subclass of: gmeow:Appellation

Practical Pattern

Use gmeow:OrganizationName as a specialized kind of gmeow:Appellation. Add statement metadata or a standpoint when the assertion needs provenance, confidence, or vantage.

Common Companion Terms

gmeow:Appellation

Usage Advice

Use when

• Use for a structured name borne by an organization — a legal name, a trading or doing-business-as name, a former name, or a multilingual variant.

Avoid when

• Avoid for person or place bearers (use gmeow:PersonName, gmeow:PlaceName) and avoid privileging the legal name as primary — co-equal trading and former names coexist; superseded ones set gmeow:displayable false.

How to use

• Mint one OrganizationName per co-equal name, set gmeow:fullName and gmeow:nameLanguage, distinguish kinds with gmeow:namePurpose, and bear it with gmeow:hasOrganizationName.

Examples

• ex:dbaName a gmeow:OrganizationName; gmeow:fullName "Acme Widgets"; gmeow:namePurpose gmeow:namePurposeProfessional.