Obtaining Language from Name Spelling in One Step

Stephen P. Morse, San Francisco

The Beider-Morse Phonetic Matching (BMPM) system does name-matching based on how the names are pronounced. It does so by first determining the possible language(s) of the name, and then applying phonetic rules specific to the particular languages.

The languages that BMPM tests for are

This form shows the language(s) that BMPM selects based on the spelling of the name.



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© Stephen P. Morse, 2012