IFLA Cataloguing Section
Names of Persons
Introduction:
According to the International Cataloguing Principles (ICP)1 the Form
of Name for Persons as an authorized access point should be constructed following a
standard: "When the name of a person consists of several words, the choice of first word
for the authorized access point should follow conventions of the country and language
most associated with that person, as found in manifestations or reference
sources". Thus, this set of documents summarizes the conventions for each country,
established by each national cataloguing agency, to help other cataloguing agencies
creating authority data worldwide.
Please access IFLA Names of Persons2 to submit updates from your country and to
access more information.
Country name in English: Peru
Country name in official language(s): Perú
Official language in English: 1. Spanish 2. Quechua
Language name in official language: 1. Español 2. Quechua
Last updated: January 2010
For name usage in Spanish see the entry under SPAIN
NAME ELEMENTS
Elements normally forming part of a name
Element
Type
simple
Examples
Antonio
Teresa
Ana Cecilia
Luis Alberto
names of Rosa de Lima
1.
Forename
compound
(nombre propio)
forename followed by
places
derived from the first part
of a compound surname,
2.
Surname simple
if this is the form by
(apellidos)
which the person is best
known
1
2
Arguedas (full name: José
María Arguedas Altamirano)
Vallejo (full name: César
Abraham Vallejo Mendoza)
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with prefix, consisting of
a preposition, an article,
or a combination of both
normally consisting of
two surnames : father's
family name and mother's
family name
formed
by
conjunction y or i.
compo
und
de la Jara
de la Puente
de Mendiburu
de Olave
De los Santos
del Águila
del Carpio
de la Torre
de las Infantas
La Cruz
Domínguez Castillo
Anccasi Cayllahua
Huamán Quispe
Ichpas Huamaní
La Torre y Luna Pizarro
Valle Riestra y De la Torre
the
Bustamanate y Rivero
Alayza y Paz Soldán
San Cristóval
consisting of two or more
San Juan
words not themselves
San Martín
surnames
San Román
Acosta de Quijandría
consisting of a married Alarco de Dammert
woman's maiden name
Moreno de Gálvez
followed
by
the
preposition de and her
husband's surname
Carrillo de Córdoba
including a preposition
López de Castilla
Malo de Molina
including a combination Agüero del Carpio
of a preposition and an Carrasco del Saz
article, or a combination Haya de la Torre
of both
Peña de la Cruz
Additional elements to names
Element
When Used
Examples
1. Titles of nobility before place or family name
(Títulos de nobleza)
(title different from surname)
Inca Atahualpa
Inca Garcilaso de la Vega
Inca Pachacútec
Inca Túpac Yupanqui
2. Saints and Blessed
before forename
(Santos y Beatos)
Beata Ana de los Ángeles
Monteagudo
San Martín de Porras
Santa Rosa de Lima
3. Popes (Papas)
Papa Benedicto XVI
Papa Juan Pablo II
before forename
4. Ecclesiastical officials
identifications are only
used in the catalogue after forename
when the name is only
the forename
5. The designation Father,
Brother,
Sister
(Hermano, Hermana,
Padre, Madre) are only before forename or before
used in the catalogue for forename and surname
persons on religious
order that use a
Religious name
6. Initials of religious
order are only used in
the catalogue with
after name and surnames
religious names and to
distinguish
between
identical names
7.
Family
names
after names and surnames
(Nombres de familias)
Cardenal
Juan
Landázuri
Ricketts
Cardenal Juan Luis Cipriani
Thorne
Obispo Óscar Alzamora
Hermana Eleana Marina Salas
Cáceres
Hermano Máximo Sagredo
Madre Josefa de la Providencia
Padre Gutiérrez
Luis Bambarén Gastelumendi,
S.J.
Rubén Vargas Ugarte, S.J.
Ángel Peña, O.A.R.
Familia Cavero
Familia Chaman
Familia Miró Quesada
ORDER OF ELEMENTS IN CATALOGUE HEADINGS
General rule
Type of name
Entry element
Titles of nobility (Títulos
forename
de nobleza)
Examples
Atahualpa, Inca
Garcilaso de la Vega, Inca
Pachacútec, Inca
Túpac Yupanqui, Inca
Ángeles Monteagudo, Ana
de los, Beata
Martín de Porras, Santo
Rosa, de Lima, Santa
Saints
and
Blessed
forename
(Santos y Beatos)
Popes (Papas)
Benedicto XVI, Papa
Juan Pablo II, Papa
forename
Alzamora, Óscar, Obispo
Cipriani Thorne, Juan Luis,
Cardenal
Landázuri
Ricketts,
Juan,
Cardenal
Ecclesiastical
officials
identifications are only
used in the catalogue first surname
when the name is only
the forename
Bambarén Gastelumendi, Luis,
S.J.
Vargas Ugarte, Rubén, S.J.
Peña, Ángel, O.A.R.
Initials of religious order
are only used in the
catalogue with religious
first surnames
names
and
to
distinguish
between
identical names
Family names (Nombres
surname
de familias)
Cavero, Familia
Chaman, Familia
Miró Quesada, Familia
Simple surname
Arguedas, José María
Vallejo, César
surname
La Cruz, Gustavo
La Torre Moscoso, Clever
Surname with prefix
consisting of the article prefix
only
Surname with prefix
consisting of an article
linked directly to the prefix
surname or linked by a
hyphen to the forename
Laserna, Carlos
Lastres, Juan B.
Exceptions
Type of name
Pse Pseudonym (Seudónimos)
Entry element
forename
surname
and
Examples
Abraham, Víctor (pseudonym of
Mario Aguilar Rodríguez)
/or
Adán, Martín (pseudonym of
Rafael de la Fuente Benavides)
Amarilis (pseudonym of María
de Rojas y Garay)
Enciso, Pepe (pseudonym of José
Oswaldo Enciso Funes)
Pluma Silvestre (pseudonym of
Huber Aguilar Quintero)
National cataloguing code
Reglas de catalogación angloamericnas. 2a ed., rev. y actualizada. -- Bogotá,
D.C. : Rojas Eberthard Editores, 2004.
National authority file of names
The National Library of Peru establishes an authority file of peruvian authors
Sources and recommended references
Bibliografía peruana. -- Lima : Biblioteca Nacional del Perú, 2005Catálogo onomástico de autores peruanos y peruanistas: siglos XVI-XX. -- Lima
: Biblioteca Nacional del Perú, 1998.
Diccionario enciclopédico Santillana. -- 1a ed., 2a reimpr. -- Lima, 2000. -- 16 v.
Enciclopedia ilustrada del Perú / Alberto Tauro. -- 3a ed. -- Lima, 2001. -- 17 v.
Tamayo Vargas, Augusto. Literatura peruana. -- Lima : Peisa, 1992. -- 3 v.
Authority for information provided
Biblioteca Nacional del Perú. Centro Bibliográfico Nacional
Checked and approved by: Catalina Zavala Barrios, Angélica Domínguez Ramírez
(Biblioteca Nacional), January 2010