---
title: Name
slug: w1GO-name
docTags: 
createdAt: 2021-09-14T20:20:51.000Z
---

A *Carrot* datatype used by fields that store employee names. 

:::hint{type="info"}
The `Name` datatype is not supported by Custom Fields. The `Name` datatype is currently limited to the default field `name`.
:::

### Properties

The `Name` datatype supports the following properties:

| **Property**             | **Definition**                                                            |
| ------------------------ | ------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| *name*.**last**          | Returns last name, ex. "Morrison."                                        |
| *name*.**first**         | Returns first name, ex. "Jim."                                            |
| *name*.**pref**          | Returns preferred first name, ex. "Jimmy."                                |
| *name*.**prefLast**      | Returns preferred last name, ex "Morrison."                               |
| *name*.**middle**        | Returns middle name, ex. "Douglas."                                       |
| *name*.**full**          | Returns full name.                                                        |
| *name*.**preferred**     | Returns preferred full name.                                              |
| name.**preferredFirst**  | Returns preferred first name if it exists, otherwise returns first name.  |
| *name*.**lastPreferred** | Returns preferred full name, reversed, ex. "Morrison, Jimmy."             |
| *name*.**firstLast**     | Returns full name.                                                        |
| *name*.**lastFirst**     | Returns full name, reversed, ex. "Morrison, Jim."                         |

### Sample usage

`name.last` returns the last name of a record.