NEWS
namegender 0.7.1 (2026-10-18)
- First release on CRAN. Package metadata only: a named maintainer, the
'NameGender' web service quoted and linked in the description, and
NameGender listed as copyright holder. No change to the functions.
namegender 0.7.0
- New
ng_name_check() and ng_name_check_bulk() say whether a name typed
into a form looks like a real person's name: assessment ("plausible",
"suspicious", "implausible"), score (0-100), signals and evidence.
It never calls a name fake; use it to flag records, not to reject people
automatically. Surnames are judged by their shape only. One credit per name.
namegender 0.6.0
- New
ng_salutation() and ng_salutation_bulk() return a ready-made
salutation (formal, informal, neutral) for a name, in 16 languages and
regional variants. One credit per name. When the gender is not certain the
neutral form is used; form and reason say why. best_guess and
ai_fallback do not apply and are not accepted.
namegender 0.5.0
ng_name(), ng_email(), ng_username() and ng_bulk() take locale and
ip as country hints when country is not given (priority country >
locale > ip). Responses carry country_source; for ng_bulk() it is on
the envelope, not on each row.