1--- 2title: Person Name Guide 3--- 4 5# Person Name Guide 6 7Please read through the [Person Names Guide](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1mjxIHsb97Og8ub6BKWxOihcHz7zjU4GdFkIxWHGAtes/edit) while you are working on [/ Miscellaneous / Person Name Formats](https://st.unicode.org/cldr-apps/v#/USER/PersonNameFormats/). 8 9That guide is embedded below, but it may be easier just to open up the [Person Names Guide](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1mjxIHsb97Og8ub6BKWxOihcHz7zjU4GdFkIxWHGAtes/edit) in a separate window, because the embedded window requires scrolling, and we can't link directly to sections in the document within this page. 10 11The main topics are: 12 13- [Version 44 Changes](https://cldr.unicode.org/translation/miscellaneous-person-name-formats) — *this section is important; please read carefully.* 14- [Why do we need formatting for people’s names?](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1mjxIHsb97Og8ub6BKWxOihcHz7zjU4GdFkIxWHGAtes/edit#heading=h.wqpdugycqnvg) 15- [Starting out](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1mjxIHsb97Og8ub6BKWxOihcHz7zjU4GdFkIxWHGAtes/edit#heading=h.q7f5rnykj886) 16- [Name Order For Locales](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1mjxIHsb97Og8ub6BKWxOihcHz7zjU4GdFkIxWHGAtes/edit#heading=h.xquzeu24o1qf) 17- [AuxiliaryItems](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1mjxIHsb97Og8ub6BKWxOihcHz7zjU4GdFkIxWHGAtes/edit#heading=h.b6xr0arybp08) 18- [Sample Name Fields For X](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1mjxIHsb97Og8ub6BKWxOihcHz7zjU4GdFkIxWHGAtes/edit#heading=h.qr8y56vvjgr8) 19- [Name Patterns](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1mjxIHsb97Og8ub6BKWxOihcHz7zjU4GdFkIxWHGAtes/edit#heading=h.3me9x0ulvxtz) 20 21