V5.1givenname

givenname — The given name of a person.

Synopsis

givenname ::=

Attributes

Common attributes and common linking attributes.

Description

Use givenname for any given name or chosen name of a person. This is also used for forenames and sometimes nicknames.

A givenname is an alternative to firstname.

Processing expectations

Formatted inline.

Parents

These elements contain givenname: bibliomixed, bibliomset, personname.

Children

The following elements occur in givenname: text, inlinemediaobject, phrase (db._phrase), replaceable, subscript, superscript.

Examples

 1 |<article xmlns='http://docbook.org/ns/docbook'>
   |<title>Example personname</title>
   | 
   |<para>Starting in DocBook 5.1, <tag>givenname</tag> is an
 5 |<emphasis>alternative</emphasis> <tag>firstname</tag> in
   |personal names. For example,
   |<personname><givenname>Albert</givenname><surname>Einstein</surname></personname>.
   |</para>
   | 
10 |</article>

Starting in DocBook 5.1, givenname is an alternative firstname in personal names. For example, Albert Einstein.