https://github.com/brianary/lingua-en-nickname
Perl module for genealogical nickname matching (Liz=Beth, Peggy=Margaret)
https://github.com/brianary/lingua-en-nickname
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Perl module for genealogical nickname matching (Liz=Beth, Peggy=Margaret)
- Host: GitHub
- URL: https://github.com/brianary/lingua-en-nickname
- Owner: brianary
- Created: 2015-02-16T18:26:35.000Z (over 10 years ago)
- Default Branch: main
- Last Pushed: 2021-09-06T03:57:24.000Z (almost 4 years ago)
- Last Synced: 2025-04-03T03:06:11.543Z (3 months ago)
- Topics: perl-module, perl5
- Language: Perl
- Homepage: https://metacpan.org/pod/Lingua::EN::Nickname
- Size: 42 KB
- Stars: 3
- Watchers: 1
- Forks: 2
- Open Issues: 0
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Metadata Files:
- Readme: README.md
- Changelog: Changes
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README
# NAME
Lingua::EN::Nickname - Genealogical nickname matching (Liz=Beth)
# SYNOPSIS
use Lingua::EN::Nickname;
# Equivalent first names?
$score= nickname_eq( $firstn_0, $firstn_1 );
# Full, expanded, name(s)
@roots= nickroot( $firstn );
# DESCRIPTION
Nicknames, alternate spellings, and alternate etymological derivations
make checking first name equivalence nearly impossible.
This module will tell you that 'Maggie', 'Peg', and 'Margaret' are all
probably the same name.
# SOURCES
- USGenWeb Project
[http://www.usgenweb.com/researchers/nicknames.html](http://www.usgenweb.com/researchers/nicknames.html)
- TNGenWeb Project
[http://www.tngenweb.usit.com/franklin/frannick.htm](http://www.tngenweb.usit.com/franklin/frannick.htm)
- Chesnut Family Pages
[http://www.users.mis.net/~chesnut/pages/nicknams.htm](http://www.users.mis.net/~chesnut/pages/nicknams.htm)
- Ultimate Family Tree
[http://www.uftree.com/UFT/HowTos/SettingOut/nickname1.html](http://www.uftree.com/UFT/HowTos/SettingOut/nickname1.html)
# TODO
- Hire a team of experts to provide a more scientific,
statistically accurate Name Etymology source file.
- Create more phoenetically-based sub-regexes.
- Detect simple monosyllabic truncation nicknames,
be less certain about them, but match more.
- Pay more attention to gender.
# AUTHOR
Brian Lalonde,
# SEE ALSO
perl(1)