<nym>

<nym> (canonical name) 包含一標準名稱或任何部分名稱的定義。 [13.3.5 Names and Nyms]
組件namesdates — 13 Names, Dates, People, and Places
屬性att.global (@xml:id, @n, @xml:lang, @rend, @style, @rendition, @xml:base, @xml:space) (att.global.linking (@corresp, @synch, @sameAs, @copyOf, @next, @prev, @exclude, @select)) (att.global.analytic (@ana)) (att.global.facs (@facs)) (att.global.change (@change)) att.typed (@type, @subtype) att.sortable (@sortKey)
parts連結到組成的正式名稱
狀態 非必備的
資料類型 1–∞ 次可出現: 

<rng:ref name="data.pointer"/>
data.pointer
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可包含在於
namesdates: listNym nym
可包含
core: p
linking: ab
namesdates: nym
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<rng:element name="nym">
 <rng:ref name="att.global.attributes"/>
 <rng:ref name="att.global.linking.attributes"/>
 <rng:ref name="att.global.analytic.attributes"/>
 <rng:ref name="att.global.facs.attributes"/>
 <rng:ref name="att.global.change.attributes"/>
 <rng:ref name="att.typed.attributes"/>
 <rng:ref name="att.sortable.attributes"/>
 <rng:optional>
  <rng:attribute name="parts">
   <rng:list>
    <rng:oneOrMore>
     <rng:ref name="data.pointer"/>
    </rng:oneOrMore>
   </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.global.linking.attributes,
   att.global.analytic.attributes,
   att.global.facs.attributes,
   att.global.change.attributes,
   att.typed.attributes,
   att.sortable.attributes,
   attribute parts { list { data.pointer+ } }?,
   ( ( model.entryPart* ), ( model.pLike* ), ( nym* ) )
}
例子
<nym xml:id="zh-tw_J452">
 <form>
  <orth xml:lang="zh-TW"></orth>
  <orth xml:lang="zh-CN"></orth>
 </form>
</nym>