{"id":55480,"date":"2024-08-19T15:00:59","date_gmt":"2024-08-19T19:00:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sdtimes.com\/?p=55480"},"modified":"2024-08-19T15:01:19","modified_gmt":"2024-08-19T19:01:19","slug":"validating-names-in-databases-with-the-help-of-melissas-global-name-verification-service","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sdtimes.com\/data\/validating-names-in-databases-with-the-help-of-melissas-global-name-verification-service\/","title":{"rendered":"Validating names in databases with the help of Melissa\u2019s global name verification service"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Companies that are collecting data need to ensure that the data is valid in order to actually make good use of it. And making sure they have the correct names in their database can help establish a good customer relationship by supporting a customer\u2019s sense of identity.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Think back to times when you\u2019ve signed up for a service and then you get an automated email that says \u201cdear x\u201d instead of your name, or perhaps lists your last name, not your first. It\u2019s easy to fill out a form incorrectly and thus have your information incorrectly listed in a company\u2019s database.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When situations like this happen and a company reaches out using this incorrect information, it can be bad for the brand\u2019s reputation. Therefore, validating database names can be beneficial. Validating names, however, isn\u2019t the easiest process. Unlike email validation where there\u2019s a specific format an address has to follow, or address verification where there is a set number of valid addresses, the possibilities for different names are seemingly endless.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>RELATED: <a href=\"https:\/\/sdtimes.com\/data\/cleansing-email-lists-will-help-preserve-your-sender-reputation-score\/\">Cleansing email lists will help preserve your sender reputation score<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Just within the United States there are a number of different cultures that names draw inspiration from, multiple ways to spell the same name, unique characters that can show up, like for instance in hyphenated last names, and more. And those possibilities grow even more when you move around to different countries with different languages.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To help companies validate the names in their lists, the data company <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.melissa.com\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Melissa<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> offers a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.melissa.com\/eu\/name-verification\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">name verification service<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> where it maintains a large list of known names, which can be used to validate the names in your list, according to the company\u2019s data quality analyst Tim Sidor.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cNames are not a distinct knowledge base set, where it&#8217;s static, and each country or organization has a distinct set of names or rules,\u201d he said. \u201cSo names are very fluid, and the valid names are changing all the time.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The name verification service works globally too, by validating names in other countries using keywords or characters that are associated with specific regions. For example, in the U.S., Roy is probably a first name, but in France, it\u2019s probably a surname, said Sidor.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cWe know that different languages have certain keywords that represent certain things,\u201d he explained. \u201cAnd certain extended characters are a kind of a hint to say, \u2018Oh, it&#8217;s this language. So we had better parse that name that way.\u2019 So all those things, taken in tandem, allow us to parse global names a little bit differently, depending on where they come from, where they originate.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">According to Sidor, because of the nature of names and there being endless possibilities, their list can\u2019t possibly include every known name that will ever come into existence. \u201cDue to lack of standard naming laws and practices, as well as private companies\u2019 willingness to accept endless name variations, there\u2019s no error proof way of preventing new and never heard before names from entering modern lexicon,\u201d he said. \u201cTherefore, there are always going to be new valid names that are not recognized as such \u2013 being new or totally unique.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">However, just because a name isn\u2019t on the list doesn\u2019t mean it will be recognized as invalid. In those instances, the entry might not receive a \u201cknown name found\u201d flag, but also won\u2019t necessarily receive an \u201cinvalid\u201d flag.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cInvalid\u201d flags typically get thrown when there is a vulgarity or otherwise suspicious name. The company maintains a list of known vulgarities in multiple languages so that it can flag those if they show up in the field.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Some privacy-minded individuals may not want to give their real name when they\u2019re filling out a web form, so they put in a fake name, like Mickey Mouse, Harry Potter, Taylor Swift, etc. These names also have a list and might result in a name getting flagged as invalid, or at least flagged as something to check.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cMickey Mouse is probably not valid, and that&#8217;s easy,\u201d he said. \u201cBut Taylor Swift, there could be more than one Taylor Swift or the actual Taylor Swift, so you want to flag it as being suspicious and then maybe verify it with the address or take some other action to determine whether it&#8217;s real or not.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">And finally, the name verification service can filter out company names that have ended up in a name field. For instance, Melissa is the name of the company, but it\u2019s also a very popular girl\u2019s name. In that case, Sidor said, having the word \u201cdata\u201d in there too would flag it, but there\u2019s also many indicators that something might be a company, like the keywords \u201ccorporation,\u201d \u201ccompany,\u201d etc, which Melissa also maintains another list of.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cCompanies, they&#8217;re valid contacts,\u201d he said. \u201cA lot of times they&#8217;re meant to be in your database, maybe in a separate table, but they&#8217;re valid contacts. You don&#8217;t necessarily want to get rid of them. You just want to use those keywords to identify them as such.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To hear Sidor talk more about Melissa\u2019s name verification service, watch Episode 2 of our <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/sdtimes.com\/sd-times-microwebinar-series-data-verification\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Microwebinar series on Data Verification<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and tune in on September 18th to learn about phone number verification, October 18th to learn about address verification, and November 14th to learn about electronic identity verification. 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