module for proper name parsing, normalization, recognition and classification

 Text::Names provides a number of name normalization routines, plus high-level
 parsing and name comparison utilities such as those illustrated in the
 synopsis.
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 While it tries to accommodate non-Western names, this module definitely works
 better with Western names, especially English-style names.
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 This modules normalizes names to this format:
   Lastname(s) [Jr], Given name(s)
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 Some examples:
   1) Bourget, David Joseph Richard