<nym>

<nym> (canonical name) contains the definition for a canonical name or name component of any kind. [13.3.5 Names and Nyms]
Modulenamesdates — Names, Dates, People, and Places
Attributesatt.global (@xml:id, @n, @xml:lang, @xml:base, @xml:space) (att.global.rendition (@rend, @style, @rendition)) (att.global.linking (@corresp, @synch, @sameAs, @copyOf, @next, @prev, @exclude, @select)) (att.global.analytic (@ana)) (att.global.facs (@facs)) (att.global.change (@change)) (att.global.responsibility (@cert, @resp)) att.typed (@type, @subtype) att.sortable (@sortKey)
partspoints to constituent nyms
Status Optional
Datatype 1–∞ occurrences of 

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

<rng:element name="nym">
 <rng:ref name="att.global.attributes"/>
 <rng:ref name="att.global.rendition.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.global.responsibility.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.rendition.attributes,
   att.global.linking.attributes,
   att.global.analytic.attributes,
   att.global.facs.attributes,
   att.global.change.attributes,
   att.global.responsibility.attributes,
   att.typed.attributes,
   att.sortable.attributes,
   attribute parts { list { 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>