Name types
Sanction records from entities usually carry multiple names with different classifications across each source. We have standardized the set of name types to a consistent closed set. Every item in the names[] array of a sanctions record carries a type indicating what kind of name it is, so you can weight a primary name differently from a nickname when you screen.
The set is closed: the contract declares these six values and a response carries nothing else, so widening it is a schema change.
The name the entity is listed under.
An alternative name the source asserts.
A weaker form such as a nickname or a partial name. Not reliable on its own.
The name in its original writing system.
A non-latin representation.
Anything the source does not classify to the existing taxonomy.