regex101: Name RegEx

^start of line

Group 1((?:[ \-]?[A-Z][a-z]+|[A-Z][a-z]?\.?)+)

Non-Capturing Group(?:[ \-]?[A-Z][a-z]+|[A-Z][a-z]?\.?)+

+repeats the group contents below at least once:

1st Alternative[ \-]?[A-Z][a-z]+

Character Class[ \-]?

?matches at most one character from the set below:

the literal (32₁₀ / 40₈ / 20₁₆)

\-the literal - (45₁₀ / 55₈ / 2D₁₆)

Character Class[A-Z]

A-Zone character from A (65₁₀) to Z (90₁₀) (case sensitive)

Character Class[a-z]+

+matches at least one character from the set below:

a-zone character from a (97₁₀) to z (122₁₀) (case sensitive)

2nd Alternative[A-Z][a-z]?\.?

Character Class[A-Z]

A-Zone character from A (65₁₀) to Z (90₁₀) (case sensitive)

Character Class[a-z]?

?matches at most one character from the set below:

a-zone character from a (97₁₀) to z (122₁₀) (case sensitive)

\.?optionally matches the literal . (46₁₀ / 56₈ / 2E₁₆)

Non-Capturing Group(?: ?[A-Z]\.?)*

*repeats the group contents below any number of times:

?optionally matches the literal (32₁₀ / 40₈ / 20₁₆)

Character Class[A-Z]

A-Zone character from A (65₁₀) to Z (90₁₀) (case sensitive)

\.?optionally matches the literal . (46₁₀ / 56₈ / 2E₁₆)

the literal (32₁₀ / 40₈ / 20₁₆)

Group 2([A-Za-z]{,3}(?:[ \-]?[A-Z]'?[A-Z]?[a-z]+\.?,?)+[A-Z \-.]*)

Character Class[A-Za-z]{,3}

{,3}matches between 0 and 3 characters from the set below:

A-Zone character from A (65₁₀) to Z (90₁₀) (case sensitive)

a-zone character from a (97₁₀) to z (122₁₀) (case sensitive)

Non-Capturing Group(?:[ \-]?[A-Z]'?[A-Z]?[a-z]+\.?,?)+

+repeats the group contents below at least once:

Character Class[ \-]?

?matches at most one character from the set below:

the literal (32₁₀ / 40₈ / 20₁₆)

\-the literal - (45₁₀ / 55₈ / 2D₁₆)

Character Class[A-Z]

A-Zone character from A (65₁₀) to Z (90₁₀) (case sensitive)

'?optionally matches the literal ' (39₁₀ / 47₈ / 27₁₆)

Character Class[A-Z]?

?matches at most one character from the set below:

A-Zone character from A (65₁₀) to Z (90₁₀) (case sensitive)

Character Class[a-z]+

+matches at least one character from the set below:

a-zone character from a (97₁₀) to z (122₁₀) (case sensitive)

\.?optionally matches the literal . (46₁₀ / 56₈ / 2E₁₆)

,?optionally matches the literal , (44₁₀ / 54₈ / 2C₁₆)

Character Class[A-Z \-.]*

*matches any number of characters from the set below:

A-Zone character from A (65₁₀) to Z (90₁₀) (case sensitive)

the literal (32₁₀ / 40₈ / 20₁₆)

\-the literal - (45₁₀ / 55₈ / 2D₁₆)

.the literal . (46₁₀ / 56₈ / 2E₁₆)

$end of line

Global pattern flags

g modifier: global. Finds all matches instead of stopping after the first

m modifier: multiline. Causes ^ and $ to match the start and end of each line, not only the start and end of the string

Search reference

Regular Expression

^((?:[ \-]?[A-Z][a-z]+|[A-Z][a-z]?\.?)+)(?: ?[A-Z]\.?)* ([A-Za-z]{,3}(?:[ \-]?[A-Z]'?[A-Z]?[a-z]+\.?,?)+[A-Z \-.]*)$

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Joel Dorfman
David C. Thomas
George Stager III
Jerome Jay Allen
Shaunda Richardson-Snell
Shelley J. O'Brien
Anthony Stiel, Jr.
James Van Harn II
L. Marcinkowski
S.M. Rutkowski
S. M. Rutkowski
E. Todd Brown
Marc A. ORourke
James CW Roberts III
Holly A. McClellan
Thomas-Robert Peterson
Annette DeLaHuerta
Wm. Craig Faulk
JD Haughey
Adam de Angeli
Keith den Hollander

Regular Expressions 101

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