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[Utility & Helpers](/categories/utility) 4. / 5. watson/nameable ActiveLibrary[Utility & Helpers](/categories/utility) watson/nameable =============== Format names of users into full, familiar and abbreviated forms 4.1.0(3mo ago)2912.2k—5.4%5MITPHPPHP ^8.2CI failing Since Apr 22Pushed 3mo ago1 watchersCompare [ Source](https://github.com/dwightwatson/nameable)[ Packagist](https://packagist.org/packages/watson/nameable)[ Docs](https://github.com/dwightwatson/nameable)[ RSS](/packages/watson-nameable/feed)WikiDiscussions master Synced yesterday READMEChangelogDependencies (8)Versions (12)Used By (0) nameable ======== [](#nameable) [![Latest Version on Packagist](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/5eab151ce7e521f09e6ef82496aef882222e787b869fee4328964b9f21f6afb2/68747470733a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f7061636b61676973742f762f776174736f6e2f6e616d6561626c652e7376673f7374796c653d666c61742d737175617265)](https://packagist.org/packages/watson/nameable)[![Build Status](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/44c70e444ac0ec658bb550fb775bd74229a8c76f652ef8e6cb37522d98a95469/68747470733a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f7472617669732f647769676874776174736f6e2f6e616d6561626c652f6d61737465722e7376673f7374796c653d666c61742d737175617265)](https://travis-ci.org/dwightwatson/nameable)[![Total Downloads](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/ecd4478687244f216b6ee38bc20b563acaea06b190e3bd3be3e2dee45d5f6cdc/68747470733a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f7061636b61676973742f64742f776174736f6e2f6e616d6561626c652e7376673f7374796c653d666c61742d737175617265)](https://packagist.org/packages/watson/nameable) This package provides a caster and a formatter class for presenting your user's names. It can get a user's first, last or full name, their initials, and common abbreviations. Instead of separating the fields over a few database columns you can store a user's name in a single column and fetch what you need. This package is based upon Basecamp's [`name_of_person`](https://github.com/basecamp/name_of_person) package for Ruby/Rails. Installation ------------ [](#installation) You can install the package via Composer: ``` composer require watson/nameable ``` Then use the `Nameable` cast for any Eloquent models you want to use as a name. ``` use Watson\Nameable\Nameable; class User extends Model { protected $casts = [ 'name' => Nameable::class, ]; } ``` Alternatively, you can interact with the `Name` class directly. ``` use Watson\Nameable\Name; $name = new Name('Dwight', 'Conrad Watson'); $name = Name::from('Dwight Conrad Watson'); ``` Usage ----- [](#usage) ``` $user = new User(['name' => 'Dwight Watson']); $user->name->full // Dwight Watson $user->name->first // Dwight $user->name->last // Watson $user->name->familiar // Dwight W. $user->name->abbreviated // D. Watson $user->name->sorted // Watson, Dwight $user->name->initials // DW ``` In addition there are possessive variants you can use which will work correctly with names that end in `s`. ``` $user = new User(['name' => 'Dwight Watson']); $user->name->full_possessive // Dwight Watson's $user->name->first_possessive // Dwight's $user->name->last_possessive // Watson's $user->name->abbreviated_possessive // D. Watson's $user->name->sorted_possessive // Watson, Dwight's $user->name->initials_possessive // DW's $user = new User(['name' => 'Angus Young']); $user->name->full_possessive // Angus Young's $user->name->first_possessive // Angus' ``` If a user doesn't provide a full name (for example, just a first name) the attributes will just omit the last name. License ------- [](#license) The MIT License (MIT). Please see [License File](LICENSE.md) for more information. ### Health Score 56 — FairBetter than 97% of packages Maintenance81 Actively maintained with recent releases Popularity37 Limited adoption so far Community16 Small or concentrated contributor base Maturity75 Established project with proven stability Bus Factor1 Top contributor holds 76.2% of commits — single point of failure How is this calculated?**Maintenance (25%)** — Last commit recency, latest release date, and issue-to-star ratio. Uses a 2-year decay window. **Popularity (30%)** — Total and monthly downloads, GitHub stars, and forks. Logarithmic scaling prevents top-heavy scores. **Community (15%)** — Contributors, dependents, forks, watchers, and maintainers. Measures real ecosystem engagement. **Maturity (30%)** — Project age, version count, PHP version support, and release stability. ### Release Activity Cadence Every ~216 days Recently: every ~278 days Total 11 Last Release 101d ago Major Versions 1.0.1 → 2.0.02020-09-09 2.4.0 → 3.0.02024-08-21 3.0.0 → 4.0.02025-09-18 PHP version history (6 changes)1.0.0PHP ^7.2.5 2.0.0PHP ^7.3 2.0.1PHP ^7.3|^8.0 2.1.0PHP ^8.0 3.0.0PHP ^8.1 4.0.0PHP ^8.2 ### Community Maintainers ![](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/1100408?v=4)[Dwight Watson](/maintainers/dwightwatson)[@dwightwatson](https://github.com/dwightwatson) --- Top Contributors [![dwightwatson](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/1100408?v=4)](https://github.com/dwightwatson "dwightwatson (32 commits)")[![bensondevs](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/76855099?v=4)](https://github.com/bensondevs "bensondevs (3 commits)")[![mischasigtermans](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/22501510?v=4)](https://github.com/mischasigtermans "mischasigtermans (2 commits)")[![vanthao03596](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/34786441?v=4)](https://github.com/vanthao03596 "vanthao03596 (2 commits)")[![johnbacon](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/308588?v=4)](https://github.com/johnbacon "johnbacon (1 commits)")[![danharrin](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/41773797?v=4)](https://github.com/danharrin "danharrin (1 commits)")[![ralphjsmit](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/59207045?v=4)](https://github.com/ralphjsmit "ralphjsmit (1 commits)") --- Tags laravellaravelnamescaster ### Code Quality TestsPHPUnit Code StyleLaravel Pint ### Embed Badge ![Health badge](/badges/watson-nameable/health.svg) ``` [![Health](https://phpackages.com/badges/watson-nameable/health.svg)](https://phpackages.com/packages/watson-nameable) ``` ### Alternatives [psalm/plugin-laravel Psalm plugin for Laravel 3355.3M346](/packages/psalm-plugin-laravel)[laravel/ai The official AI SDK for Laravel. 1.0k3.2M194](/packages/laravel-ai)[moonshine/moonshine Laravel administration panel 1.3k253.1k81](/packages/moonshine-moonshine)[illuminate/pagination The Illuminate Pagination package. 12234.1M1.0k](/packages/illuminate-pagination)[illuminate/pipeline The Illuminate Pipeline package. 9349.2M281](/packages/illuminate-pipeline)[illuminate/broadcasting The Illuminate Broadcasting package. 7127.2M208](/packages/illuminate-broadcasting) PHPackages © 2026 [Directory](/)[Categories](/categories)[Trending](/trending)[Changelog](/changelog)[Analyze](/analyze)