AttributeValueFirstName

AttributeValueFirstName is a term used in data models that rely on an attribute-value pair approach to representing properties of an entity, such as a person. In these systems, an entity may have many attributes, and the actual information is stored as a value associated with a specific attribute. AttributeValueFirstName refers to the value of the given-name attribute, i.e., a person’s first name, stored as a string.

Usage and context: The label is commonly found in schemas or code that separates attribute identifiers from their values to support flexible or extensible data representations. The field typically holds a person’s first name and may be used alongside related fields such as AttributeValueLastName or AttributeValueEmail. This approach is characteristic of entity-attribute-value (EAV) models and other dynamic schema designs.

Data types and validation: The attribute value is usually a string. Validation may enforce non-emptiness, length limits, and character set restrictions, with Unicode support to accommodate international names. Some implementations apply normalization or diacritic handling for consistency and searchability.

Naming variants: Depending on conventions, the same concept might appear as FirstName, GivenName, attributeValueFirstName, or AttributeValueFirstName. The exact label depends on naming standards of the system or programming language in use.

Privacy and governance: Storing personal name data requires appropriate access controls, data minimization, retention policies, and compliance with applicable privacy regulations.

See also: Entity-attribute-value model, data modeling, data quality, name normalization.