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The name tag is the primary tag used for naming a Element.
Name
Used combinations in
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Usage
- See also: Names
To provide details of the name for a feature included in OpenStreetMap. See Names for more information on usage.
Values
See below for the main values:
| Key | Value | Element | Comment |
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| name | User Defined |   
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The common default name. (Note: For disputed areas, please use the name as displayed on e.g. street signs for the name tag. Put all alternatives into either localized name tags (e.g. name:tr/name:el) or the variants (e.g. loc_name/old_name/alt_name). Thank you.) |
| name:<lg> | User Defined |
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Name in different language eg. name:fr=Londres. See: Bilingual_street_names |
| alt_name | User Defined |
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another name or names by which the feature is known e.g. name=Field Fare Road and alt_name=Fieldfare Road, or name=University Centre and alt_name=Grad Pad |
| int_name | User Defined |
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International name (note: consider using language specific names instead, e.g. name:en=... - see below - International does not (necessarily) mean English |
| loc_name | User Defined |
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Local name |
| nat_name | User Defined |
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National name |
| official_name | User Defined |
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It has been created for country names but we need a clarification for other cases between "name", "int_name", "loc_name" and "official_name". Example: official_name=Principado de Andorra (where "name" is name=Andorra) |
| old_name | User Defined |
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Historical name |
| reg_name | User Defined |
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Regional name |
| short_name | User Defined |
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Common abbreviation, useful for searching (recognized by Nominatim) |
| sorting_name | User Defined |
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name, used for correct sorting of names |
This table is a wiki template with a default description in English. Editable here.
