<nym>

<nym> (canonical name) contains the definition for a canonical name or namepart of any kind. 13.3.5 Names and Nyms
Module namesdates — 13 Names, Dates, People, and Places
In addition to global attributes att.typed (@type, @subtype)
parts points to constituent nyms
Status Optional
Datatype 1–100 occurrences of  

<rng:ref name="data.pointer"/>
data.pointer
separated by whitespace
Used by
listNym nym
May contain
core: p
dictionaries: case colloc def etym form gen gramGrp hom hyph iType lbl mood number orth per pos pron re sense subc superEntry syll tns usg xr
linking: ab
namesdates: nym
Declaration 

<rng:element name="nym">
 <rng:ref name="att.global.attributes"/>
 <rng:ref name="att.typed.attributes"/>
 <rng:optional>
  <rng:attribute name="parts">
   <rng:list>
    <rng:ref name="data.pointer"/>
    <rng:zeroOrMore>
     <rng:ref name="data.pointer"/>
    </rng:zeroOrMore>
   </rng:list>
  </rng:attribute>
 </rng:optional>
 <rng:group>
  <rng:group>
   <rng:zeroOrMore>
    <rng:ref name="model.entryPart"/>
   </rng:zeroOrMore>
  </rng:group>
  <rng:group>
   <rng:zeroOrMore>
    <rng:ref name="model.pLike"/>
   </rng:zeroOrMore>
  </rng:group>
  <rng:group>
   <rng:zeroOrMore>
    <rng:ref name="nym"/>
   </rng:zeroOrMore>
  </rng:group>
 </rng:group>
</rng:element>
element nym
{
   att.global.attributes,
   att.typed.attributes,
   attribute parts { list { data.pointer, data.pointer* } }?,
   ( ( model.entryPart* ), ( model.pLike* ), ( nym* ) )
}
Example
<nym xml:id="J452">
 <form>
  <orth xml:lang="en-US">Ian</orth>
  <orth xml:lang="en-x-Scots">Iain</orth>
 </form>
</nym>