[Data-modeling] how much work done on modeling of personal names -- even for surname + given name?

[Christopher R. Maden]

Scott Meyer wrote:
> Dare I suggest modeling "Family" explicitly?  Surname would
> be a property of family as would a collection of people,
> the family members.

Family is *also* interesting, but does not address the request for 
lexicographic sorting of people.

~Chris
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