| Code | Description | Deutsch (German) | Nederlands (Dutch) | Comment | Version |
| ... | | | | | added v2.8.2 |
| A | Assigned | Aliasname | Toegekend | A name assigned to a person. Reasons some organizations assign alternate names may include not knowing the person's name, or to maintain anonymity. Some, but not necessarily all, of the name types that people call "alias" may fit into this category. | added v2.3 |
| B | Birth name | Geburtsname | Geboortenaam | A name that a person had shortly after being born. Usually for family names but may be used to mark given names at birth that may have changed later.<p>This is not for temporary names assigned at birth while a newborn is not yet named | added v2.3.1 |
| BAD | Bad Name | | Incorrecte naam | A name that was wrongly used in the past and is now maintained only for the purposes of searching | added v2.7 |
| C | Adopted Name | angenommener Name | Adoptienaam | A name acquired by adoption | added v2.3 |
| D | Customary Name | angezeigter Name | Reguliere naam | Known as/conventional/the one you use. May also be known asa preferred name. | added v2.3 |
| F | Fathers Name | | Vaders' naam | Fathers Name ( Patronymic Name) | added v2.8 |
| I | Licensing Name | nicht verwendet | Licentienaam | | added v2.4 |
| K | Business name | Künstler- oder Ordensname | Zakelijke naam | A name used in a Professional or Business context. Also includes writer's pseudonym, artist's name, stage name, street name, etc.<p>An example of use is where a person with multiple proper names (i.e. married) uses one of the particular names in a profess | added v2.6 |
| L | Official Registry Name | gesetzlicher Name | Officieel geregistreerde naam | The formal name as registered in an official (government) registry, but which name might not be commonly used. May correspond to legal name<p>For many people, customary name is also their official name | added v2.3 |
| M | Maiden Name | Name als ledige Person (Ledigenname) | Eigennaam | A name you had just before you got married | added v2.3 |
| MSK | Masked | | Gemaskeerd | There is information on this item available but it has not been provided by the sender due to security, privacy or other reasons. There may be an alternate mechanism for gaining access to this information.<p>Note: using this null flavor does provide infor | added v2.7 |
| N | Nickname | Spitzname | Bijnaam | Nickname /"Call me" Name/Street Name | added v2.4 |
| NAV | Temporarily Unavailable | | Tijdelijk niet beschikbaar | Information is not available at this time but it is expected that it will be available later.<p>Includes John or Jane Doe situations | added v2.7 |
| NB | Newborn Name | | Naam nieuwgeborene | A name assigned on a temporary basis at birth. i.e. "Baby of Smith" | added v2.7 |
| NOUSE | No Longer To Be Used | | Niet langer gebruiken | Name not to be used anymore for personal reasons | added v2.7 |
| O | Other | sonstiger Name | Anders | deprecated | added v2.3, removed after v2.3 |
| P | Name of Partner/Spouse | nicht verwendet | Naam van partner/echtgenoot | Retained for backward compatibility only as of v2.7. | added v2.3.1 |
| R | Registered Name | Zuchtname bei Tieren | Geregistreerde naam | (animals only)<p>Retained for backwards compatibility only as of v2.7. Use "L" instead - has same meaning | added v2.4 |
| REL | Religious | | Religieus | e.g. Sister Mary Francis, Brother John | added v2.7 |
| S | Pseudonym | Pseudonym (z.B. für Studien) | Pseudoniem | Coded Pseudo-Name to ensure anonymity | added v2.3.1 |
| T | Indigenous/Tribal | Stammesname | Inheemse-/tribae naam | Indigenous/Tribal/Community Name e.g. Chief Red Cloud | added v2.3.1 |
| TEMP | Temporary Name | | Tijdelijke naam | A temporary name. Note that a name valid time can provide more detailed information. | added v2.7 |
| U | Unknown | sonstiger Name | Onbekend | Unknown | added v2.3.1 |