Template:name translit/documentation

This template is used in definitions for transliterations of given names. The content is generated by Module:names.

Parameters

 * 1
 * Language code of the destination language; see List of languages.


 * 2
 * Language code of the source language.


 * 3, 4, ...
 * Zero or more source names from which the name of the entry in question is derived.


 * type, ...
 * The type of the name. It should be one of the following:,  ,  ,   or.


 * dim
 * If specified, indicate that the name is a diminutive.


 * aug
 * If specified, indicate that the name is an augmentative.


 * t, t2, ...
 * Glosses for the source name(s) specified in 3, 4, ..., respectively. gloss, gloss2, ... are deprecated synonyms.


 * tr, tr2, ...
 * Manual transliterations for the source name(s) specified in 3, 4, ..., respectively. Not needed in most cases for most languages.


 * ts, ts2, ...
 * Transcriptions for the source name(s) specified in 3, 4, ..., respectively. Meant to describe the pronunciation for certain languages (e.g. Tibetan) where the transliteration and pronunciation are radically different.


 * alt, alt2, ...
 * Display form for the source name(s) specified in 3, 4, ..., respectively. See for more information.


 * id, id2, ...
 * Sense ID for the source name(s) specified in 3, 4, ..., respectively. See and  for more information.


 * g, g2, ...
 * Gender(s) for the source name(s) specified in 3, 4, ..., respectively. Multiple comma-separated genders can be specified for each name. See for more information.


 * xlit, xlit2, ...
 * Conventional/non-scientific transliterated equivalent(s) for the name in question. This can be used when the automated transliteration appears unfamiliar; compare e.g. the automated transliteration of the names, , with the conventional , ,.


 * eq, eq2, ...
 * Equivalent English name(s) for the name in question. Note the difference between this parameter and the previous one. For example, has conventional transliteration  but equivalent name.


 * sort
 * Sort key for the categories generated by this template. Rarely needed, except in Japanese.

Examples
On the English page :

and categorizes the page into Category:en:Georgian surnames.

On the English page :

and categorizes the page into Category:en:Persian male given names.

On the English page :

.

and categorizes the page into Category:en:Russian patronymics.

On the Portuguese page :

and categorizes the page into Category:pt:Bulgarian surnames.

On the German page :

and categorizes the page into Category:de:Russian surnames.

On the English page :

and categorizes the page into Category:en:Greek male given names.

On the French page :

and categorizes the page into Category:fr:Japanese female given names.

In the last example, the name "Kumiko" has a large number of possible spellings in Japanese. Rather than list them all, an alternative is to refer in the etymology to the page listing them, and not include any source spellings in the definition line. In this case, the text changes to read a Japanese female given name instead of the Japanese female given name NAME.