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{{Nutshell|Category names should be specific, neutral, inclusive and follow certain conventions, such as "Natural history of Venezuela", "Hospitals in Denmark" or "Australian journalists".}}
{{Guideline in a nutshell|Category names should be specific, ], inclusive, and follow certain conventions, such as ], ] or ].}}
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This page contains a list of guidelines concerning ''']''' for categories. If you wish to propose a new naming convention for categories or modify an existing convention, please do so on ].


== General conventions ==
'''{{PAGENAME}}''' is a list of conventions for appropriately naming ]. Standard ] also apply; in particular, do not capitalise regular nouns. If you wish to propose a new or modified category related '''naming convention''', please do so on ], while also publicising the proposal at ], ], and the ], as well as at any related pages.
*And when naming a category, use ], do not use ]. Specifically, do not ] regular nouns except when they come at the beginning of the category name.
* Do not write ] in names. Example: "]", not "People – Monarchs". This includes creating categories that are subpages of other categories.
* Choose category names that can stand alone, independent of the way a category is connected to other categories. Example: "]", not "Terminology" (a subcategory of "]").


== Project categories ==
==General naming conventions==
* ], are disambiguated by ]ing with the word "Misplaced Pages" (no colon) if this is needed to prevent confusion with content categories. For example, ] (where no confusion is likely), but ] (as distinct from the content category ]).
*For a pre-existing category, the article of the same or similar name and (rarely, or) on the same topic should be added to that category. When creating an article one should, only if appropriate (especially horizontally), create a category of the same or similar name on the same topic <!-- articles should be more or equally specific as the categories they are in -->.
* All ] categories should have "WikiProject" (or "WikiProjects") as part of the name. Note that this does not apply to the names of categories that projects might create for the use of assessments. In these cases, the advice given in ], which conforms to ] is advised, though not mandatory.
*Articles should be placed in the most specific categories possible. Categories should be more or equally as broad as the articles they contain; articles should be more or equally specific as the categories they are in.
* For geographical ], the category name should be "Misplaced Pages requested photographs in xxx" as in <nowiki>]</nowiki>; see ].
*Avoid ]s. Example: "World War II equipment", not "WW2 equipment". However, former abbreviations that have become the official name should be used in their official form where there are no other conflicts.
* For categorization in userspace, see {{section link|Misplaced Pages:Categorization|User pages}} and {{section link|Misplaced Pages:User categories|Naming conventions}}.
*Don't write the category structure in names. Example: "Monarchs", not "People - Monarchs".
*Choose category names that are able to stand alone, independent of the way a category is connected to other categories. Example: "Misplaced Pages policy precedents and examples", not "Precedents and examples" (a subcategory of "Misplaced Pages policies and guidelines").
*Topical category names should be singular. Examples: "]", "]"
*As with lists avoid descriptive adjectives such as ''famous'', ''important'', or ''notable'' in category titles.


==Special conventions== == Naming conventions for article categories ==
{{Transcluded section|Misplaced Pages:Categorization/Naming}}
===Special conventions for lists of items===
{{Misplaced Pages:Categorization/Naming}}
:''see also: ] and ]''


== Categorizing articles about people ==
<!-- since , migrated from -->'''Note''' that there are a growing number of category pairings, where the singular category (of related topics) and plural category (of its instances) both exist (for example, ] and ]). When categorizing articles, be careful to choose the correct variant.
{{Main|Misplaced Pages:Categorizing articles about people|Misplaced Pages:Naming conventions (people)}}
{{see also|Misplaced Pages:Overcategorization}}


=== Descent ===
*If a category contains pages which are each about a kind of X or an individual X, the name of the category is '''plural'''. For example, "]" is a category of pages that are each about a river and/or a kind of river; similarly for "]". Such a category may additionally contain subcategories with similar, more restricted content. It is also possible that the category exclusively contains subcategories.
{{See also|Category:People by descent}}
For categorizing people by ] or ], the format is: "]ian people of BARian descent", where "FOOian" is the person's nationality (country of ]) and "BARian" is the person's ethnic ancestry (such as ] and ]).


=== Occupation ===
*If a list page simply contains an alphabetical list of items with no other information (for example, "List of The Beatles songs"), it could be replaced by a category (that is, "]").
{{see also|Category:People by occupation}}
Currently, Misplaced Pages supports categorizing people by ], such as: ] and ], as well as other more specific categories.


For categorizing people by occupation, the format is: '''FOOs''', where FOO is the occupation name (such as ]); or '''People in FOO''' or '''FOO people''', where FOO is the topic of the occupation (such as ] or ]).
*If the list contains extra information (including writing credits, date of release, etc.), or is non-alphabetical (for example, sorted by date), it should remain as a list page rather than a category.


Occupation categories should not be divided into "current" or "former" categories. For example, ] and ] should not exist.
*Categories can only list articles that exist and have been assigned to the category. Comprehensive lists (such as "]"), that must include all items regardless of whether an article already exists for them, should not be replaced by categories. Similarly, lists can effectively indicate articles that still need to be written for an area that is not yet well-covered; categories cannot do this.


=== Residence ===
*If there are a lot of lists regarding a particular subject area, it might be useful to have a category to hold them (such as "]"). These categories should only contain list pages (for example: "]", "]"). Please use the pipe character ("|") followed by the sort term for ], or all properly named lists will appear under the letter "L".
{{see also|Category:People by location}}
For categorizing people by place of ], the format is: '''People from Foo''' (not "Natives of Foo"). Where the ] for residents of a place is well-known globally (usually the original place of that name), '''Fooite''' ] categories should be {{tl|category redirect}}ed to '''People from Foo''', in order to assist with automated categorization (for example, ]).


=== Place of burial ===
*For geographical photo requests, the category name should be 'Misplaced Pages requested photographs in xxx' as in <nowiki>].</nowiki> Wikiprojects desiring to keep track of articles needing photos should use 'xxxx articles needing photos' as in <nowiki>] and ]</nowiki> (for photos, maps, drawings, etc.)
{{see also|Category:Burials by location}}
For categorizing people by ], the format is: '''Burials at Foo Cemetery'''.


=== Time periods ===
*When including the United States in a list of countries, do not abbreviate the United States. (For example: "France and the United States", not "France and the U.S.").
{{see also|Category:People by time}}
By convention, a category name designating a ] with a number (in ]) represents a calendar year in the ]. For categorizing people by years BCE, the format is: "<year number> BC", for example ].


For categorizing people by century, the format is: ] or ].
===Special conventions for stub categories===
Naming guidelines for sub-categories of ] are listed at ].


==Categories by country==
=== Special conventions for Misplaced Pages-related categories ===
All categories whose subcategories are categories by ] (roughly all categories that are members of ]) shall have a per-category naming convention which will apply to all of their subcategories. These naming conventions, their guidelines and their exceptions are listed here. Non-conformance to these naming conventions shall be treated as a criterion for "speedy category renaming" as defined on ].
*All project categories should have "WikiProject" (or "WikiProjects") as part of the name. Note that this does not apply to the names of categories that projects might create for the use of assessments. In these cases, the advice given in ], which conforms to ] is advised, though not mandatory.
*All administrative categories should have "Misplaced Pages" (without a colon) as part of the name, and placed in the ] tree.
*For categorisation in userspace, see ] and ].


=== Events ===
== Categorization of people ==
Categories regarding events in countries (along with years and time) are named "... in country." This guideline applies to:
{{details|Misplaced Pages:Categorization of people}}


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*Avoid abbreviations. Exceptions should be rare, and explained in all member pages.
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*Avoid names that are too long or too short. Short, simple names are preferred for categories. It is possible to deviate from this principle for clarity and neutrality, but don't exaggerate on length or complexity of category names.
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=== Neutrality ===
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*Use gender-neutral category names, unless there is a distinct reason and consensus to do otherwise. In that case, please specify the reason on the category page, and record the consensus on its associated discussion page.
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*:'''''Example''': instead of a category for "Kings" and a different category for "Queens", use ].''
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*Always try to use the most generic neutral name. Some categories can be used in a stigmatizing way.
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*:'''''Example''': "Prostitutes" is a better name for a category than "whores". "Sex workers" might work even better for a category name, as more gender-neutral and better approaching Business Card style.

=== Occupation ===
*People are usually categorized by their nationality and occupation, such as ].
**The template {{tl|Fooian fooers}} is used to provide navigation on each category page.
**Please note that this template may need to be modified for some categories, because some nationalities are listed as "People of Foo" instead of "Fooian", such as ] and ].
*Occupation categories should not be divided into "current" or "former" categories. For example, ] and ] should not exist.

=== Heritage ===
*People are sometimes categorized by notable ], ], or ], depending upon the common conventions of speech for each nationality. A hyphen usually distinguishes the word order:
*#'''Fooian Barians''', nationality followed by heritage, has been replaced by '''''Fooian''' people of '''Barian''' descent'' for clarity. For examples, see ] and ].
*#'''Barian-Fooians''', heritage followed by nationality, such as ]. However, political processes in popular culture have sometimes emphasized heritage over nationality, and these special cases should be rigorously documented. For example, ] and ].
*The heritage ''may'' be combined with the occupation, replacing the nationality alone, where this heritage is thoroughly documented as essential to the occupation. For example, ] and ]. These articles '''should not''' be duplicated in a parent category (that is, ]).
*Concurrent citizenship may be reflected by duplicating the occupation (for example, ] and ]).
*In addition to the requirement of ], living people must have self-identified as a particular heritage, while historical persons may be identified by notable association with a single heritage.
**Heritage categories should not be used to record people based on deduction, inference, residence, surname, nor any partial derivation from one or more ancestors.
**The place of birth is rarely notable.

=== Residence ===
*People are sometimes categorized by notable residence, in the form '''People from Foo''' (not "Natives of Foo"), regardless of ethnicity, heritage, or nationality.
**Residential categories should not be used to record people that have never resided in that place. Nationality is reflected by the occupation category (above), not country or county or city of residence.
**The place of birth is rarely notable.
*Where the commonly used English name for residents of a place is well-known globally (usually the original place of that name), '''Fooite''' ] categories should be {{tl|category redirect}}ed to '''People from Foo''', assisting in automated categorization (for example, ]).

=== Time periods ===
Categories for people by century should be named ].

==Categories by country==
All categories whose subcategories are categories by country (roughly all categories that are members of ]) shall have a per-category naming convention which will apply to all of their subcategories. These naming conventions, their guidelines and their exceptions are listed here. Non-conformance to these naming conventions shall be treated as a criterion for "speedy category renaming" as defined on ]. Changing these conventions shall require a consensual discussion either directly at ] or publicized there.


===Manufactured objects=== ===Manufactured objects===
Categories of permanently located manufactured objects by country are named "... in country". This guideline applies to: For categorizing permanently located manufactured objects by country, the format is: "... in country". This guideline applies to:


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===Landforms=== ===Landforms===
Categories of ] by country are named "... of country". This guideline applies to: For categorizing ] by country, the format is: "... of country". This guideline applies to:


<small> <small>
] (top category) ] (top category)
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</small> </small>


===Companies=== ===Companies===
By-country subcategories of all ''<company type> by country'' categories are named ''... of country''. This guideline applies to: For categorizing "by country" subcategories of all ''<company type> by country'' categories, the format is: ''... of country''. This guideline applies to:


<small> <small>
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</small> </small>


===State-based topics=== ===State-based topics===
Categories of topics usually in the domain of the state are named "... of country". For categorizing topics usually in the domain of the state, the format is: "... of country".


<small> <small>
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</small><br> </small><br>
*<small>Administrative divisions take the "of" form and settlements take the "in" form. Municipalities are usually found in non-English speaking countries as third tier administrative divisions covering the whole country including rural areas. In most cases, there are separate designations for ''settlements'' such as cities and towns. However where the designation "municipality" is used solely for urban settlements (example, Romania) or where it is the only official designation for cities and towns (example, Spain), the category takes the "in" form.</small> *<small>Administrative divisions use the "of" format and settlements use the "in" format. Municipalities are usually found in non-English speaking countries as third tier administrative divisions covering the whole country including rural areas. In most cases, there are separate designations for ''settlements'' such as cities and towns. However where the designation "municipality" is used solely for urban settlements (example, Romania) or where it is the only official designation for cities and towns (example, Spain), the category takes the "in" form.</small>


====Political office-holders==== ====Political office-holders====
By country subcategories of ''<political office> by country'' categories are named: For categorizing subcategories of ''<political office> by country'', the format is:
*''... of country'' for those concerning holders of a specific office with jurisdiction over a ''country'' *''... of country'' for those concerning holders of a specific office with jurisdiction over a ''country''
*''... in country'' for those that group offices of a certain type, operating within a ''country'' *''... in country'' for those that group offices of a certain type, operating within a ''country''
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</small> </small>


*''... of places in ...'' for specific jurisdictions within a ''country'', ''province'', ''state'', or equivalent *For categorizing specific jurisdictions within a ''country'', ''province'', ''state'', or equivalent, the format is: ''... of places in ...''
*For categorizing the specific jurisdiction, the format is: ''... of place''
*''... of place'' for the specific jurisdiction


This guideline applies to: This guideline applies to:
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===Sport=== ===Sport===
By-country subcategories of all ''<sport name> by country'' categories are named ''... in country''. This guideline applies to: For categorizing "by-country" subcategories of all ''<sport name> by country'', the format is: ''... in country''. This guideline applies to:


<small> <small>
] ]
- ] (Australia, Canada and USA: "soccer")
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- ] (or sports if that is local usage) - ] (or sports if that is local usage)
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</small> </small>


===Miscellaneous "of country"=== ===Miscellaneous "of country"===
Subcategories of these categories are named "... of country". For categorizing subcategories of these categories, the format is: "... of country".


<small> <small>
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===Miscellaneous "in country"=== ===Miscellaneous "in country"===
Subcategories of these categories are named "... in country". For categorizing subcategories of these categories, the format is: "... in country".


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===Miscellaneous "involving country"=== ===Miscellaneous "involving country"===
Subcategories of these categories are named "... involving country". For categorizing subcategories of these categories, the format is: "... involving country".


<small> <small>
] ]
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</small> </small>


===Miscellaneous=== ===Miscellaneous===
<small> <small>
] ("manufactured by Foo") - ] ("based in Foo") - ] ("based in Foo") - ] ("published in Foo") - ] ("based in Foo") ] ("manufactured by ]") - ] ("based in Foo") - ] ("based in Foo") - ] ("published in Foo") - ] ("based in Foo")
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The convention for these categories is yet to be decided. See the talk page for details. These will be moved up as consensus develops. The convention for these categories is yet to be decided. See the talk page for details. These will be moved up as consensus develops.


* Films - ]
<small>
] * Magazines - ]
- ] * Law - ] (currently mostly "Fooish law")
- ]
- ] (currently mostly "Fooish law")
</small>


===Technical categories=== ===Technical categories===
*] use the form "Images of ''country''". *For categorizing ], the format is: "Images of ''country''".
*] use the form "''Country''-related lists" *For categorizing ], the format is: "''Country''-related lists"
*] use the form "''Country'' stubs". *For categorizing ], the format is: "''Country'' stubs".


===How to name the country=== ===How to name the country===
For "of country" and "in country" categories, the name of the country should appear '''as it does in the name of the article about that country''', with a lowercase "the" if needed for grammatical purposes. Non-sovereign, disputed, supranational, and historical countries and geographic equivalents may be included if the articles to be categorized require it. For reference, see ], ], and the following list. For "of country" and "in country" categories, the name of the country should appear '''as it does in the name of the article about that country''', with a lowercase "the" if needed for grammatical purposes. Non-sovereign, disputed, supranational, and historical countries and geographic equivalents may be included if the articles to be categorized require it. For reference, see ], ], and the following list.


In category naming, country names should not be abbreviated. In category naming, country names should not be abbreviated (except to the extent that they are already in their respective article titles – for example, "United Kingdom", but not "UK" or "United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland").


(Note: Links to articles are shown only for reference; links obviously cannot appear in the actual title of a category.) (Note: Links to articles are shown only for reference; links obviously cannot appear in the actual title of a category.)


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* of the ] for Congo-Brazzaville
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* "of the ]" for Congo-Brazzaville * of the ] for Congo-Kinshasa (formerly Zaire)
* "of the ]" for Congo-Kinshasa (formerly Zaire): * of ] (common name for the ])
* "of the ]" (commonly known as "China") * of ] (common name for the ])
* of the ] (commonly known as "Taiwan")
** See also: ] ** See also: ]
* of the ] (for the modern-day country) * of the ] (for the modern-day state)
* of ] (for the modern-day province) * of ] (for the modern-day country)
* of ] (Greek and Turkish Cyprus usually have combined categories) * of ] (Greek and Turkish Cyprus usually have combined categories)
* of ] (independent country) * of ] (independent country)
* of ] (U.S. territory) * of ] (U.S. territory)
* of ] (for the modern-day country) * of ] (for the modern-day country)
* of the ] * of ]
* of ] * of ]
* of the ] * of the ]
* of the ] * of the ]
* of the ] * of the ]
* of ] * of the ]
* of the ] * of the ]
* of the ] * of the ]
* of the ] * of the ]
* of the ] * of ]
* of the ] * of the ]
* of the ] * of the ]
* of the ] * of the ]
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* of ]

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Supranational: Supranational:
* of ]
* of the ] * of the ]
* of ] (island-wide) * of ] (island-wide)
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Historical: Historical:
* of the ] (historical material only) * of the ] (historical material only)
* of the ] (former dependent territory only)
* of the ] (former country only) * of the ] (former country only)
* of ] (former country only) * of ] (former country only)
* of ] (former country only)
* etc., on a case-by-case basis * etc., on a case-by-case basis
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===Dealing with overlaps=== ===Dealing with overlaps===


When historical and political complexities (such as mergers and splits) create articles that belong to two countries, do '''not''' create a "Foo of X and Y". Instead, list articles in both "Foo of X" and "Foo of Y". For example, "Foo of Russia" and "Foo of the Soviet Union", not "Foo of Russia and the Soviet Union". When historical and political complexities (such as mergers and splits) create articles that belong to two countries, do '''not''' create a "] of X and Y". Instead, list articles in both "Foo of X" and "Foo of Y"; for example, "Foo of Russia" and "Foo of the Soviet Union", not "Foo of Russia and the Soviet Union". The same applies for geographic features that cross national borders, for example "Foo of the United States" and "Foo of Canada", not "Foo of the United States and Canada".


==Categories by nationality== ==Categories by nationality==
All categories whose subcategories are categories by nationality (roughly all categories that are members of ]) shall have a per-category naming convention which will apply to all of their subcategories. These naming conventions, their guidelines and their exceptions are listed here. Non-conformance to these naming conventions shall be treated as a criterion for "speedy category renaming" as defined on ]. Changing these conventions shall require a consensual discussion either directly at ] or publicized there. All categories whose subcategories are categories by nationality (roughly all categories that are members of ] or ]) shall have a per-category naming convention which will apply to all of their subcategories. These naming conventions, their guidelines and their exceptions are listed here. Non-conformance to these naming conventions shall be treated as a criterion for "speedy category renaming" as defined on ]. Changing these conventions shall require a consensual discussion either directly at ] or publicized there.


===Biographies=== ===Cultural topics===
{{anchor|Socio-cultural topics}}
Subcategories of these categories are named "nationality ...".
National subcategories of these categories are named using the nationality rather than the country name, as they follow the national diasporas. However, the container categories are named "by country", e.g. ] and ].<ref>]</ref>

<small>
]
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Note that many other sub-topics of "]" are named using the country name, and so are some cultural topics e.g. ] and ].

=== People by nationality ===
For categorizing subcategories of People by nationality, the format is: "nationality ...".


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==== Nationality and occupation ====
===Socio-cultural topics===
{{see also|Category:People by nationality and occupation|Category:People by occupation and nationality}}
Subcategories of these categories are named "nationality ...".
For categorizing people by their nationality and occupation, the format is: "]ian fooers", such as ].


Concurrent citizenship may be reflected by categorizing the article by each nationality. For example, ] and ] for a dual American–Canadian citizen. Categories that combine two nationalities with an occupation, generally should not be created.
<small>

]
The ] should mention the most commonly used names ("Fooians", or "Fooers"), which can be found in ] ].
- ]

- ]
The template {{tl|Fooian fooers}} can be used to provide navigation on each category page. For example:
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- ]
{| align=center class="toccolours"
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| <div class="center">''']:''' ]: ]: ]: ]: ]: '''Ethiopian'''</div>
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<div class="center">''also:'' ]: ]: ]: ]: '''Musicians'''</div>
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|}
- ]

- ]
*Please note that this template may need to be modified for some categories. To avoid ambiguity, some nationalities are listed as "People of Foo" instead of "Fooian"; for example, "Georgian people" could mean either ] or ]. For those categories, use {{tl|Fooers from Boo}}. For sub-categories of ], use {{tl|Fooers from Northern Ireland}}.
</small>
* Similarly, some nationalities are listed as "Country people" instead of "Fooian people", such as ] and ]. In those cases the value used for "nationality" is the name of the country.


===How to name a nationality=== ===How to name a nationality===
A ] is available on Misplaced Pages. In situations where multiple adjectives are possible, please note that no official policy exists as to which one is favoured. Note that the singular-form ] and adjective for many nationalities are '''not''' interchangeable. (i.e. Icelander vs. Icelandic) A ] is available on Misplaced Pages. In situations where multiple adjectives are possible for a particular nationality (e.g., Argentine vs. Argentinean), discussions at ] have frequently opted for one alternative over another to ensure consistency in category naming. Note that the singular-form ] and adjective for many nationalities are '''not''' interchangeable. (i.e., Icelander vs. Icelandic; New Zealander vs. New Zealand). Most category names use the adjectival form, not the noun-form demonym.

Some states do not possess unambiguous (i.e., "Congolese" for ]) or universally-applicable (i.e., "Bosnian" for ]) adjectives. In these circumstances, the format is: "Country FOO", where ''Country'' is the unamended name of the country.

The list below reflects the most recent consensuses on what form to use for particular nationalities. These adopted forms may be subject to change by consensus and proposals to do so can be made by nominating the affected categories at ]. References are included to discussions that have discussed particular name formats.

====Current nationalities====
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*Abkhazian FOOs (])
*Afghan FOOs<ref>]</ref> (])
*Albanian FOOs (])
*Algerian FOOs (])
*American FOOs<ref>]</ref> (])
*American Samoan FOOs (])
*Andorran FOOs (])
*Angolan FOOs (])
*Anguillan FOOs<ref>]</ref> (])
*Antigua and Barbuda FOOs<ref>]</ref> (])
*Argentine FOOs<ref>]</ref> (])
*Armenian FOOs<ref>]</ref> (])
*Aruban FOOs<ref>]</ref> (])
*Australian FOOs (])
*Austrian FOOs (])
*Azerbaijani FOOs<ref>]</ref> (])
*Bahamaian FOOs (])
*Bahraini FOOs (])
*Bangladeshi FOOs (])
*Barbadian FOOs (])
*Belarusian FOOs (])
*Belgian FOOs (])
*Belizean FOOs<ref>]</ref> (])
*Beninese FOOs (])
*Bermudian (])
*Bhutanese FOOs (])
*Bissau-Guinean FOOs<ref>]</ref> (])
*Bolivian FOOs (])
*Bonaire FOOs (])
*Bosnia and Herzegovina FOOs<ref>]</ref> (])
*Botswana FOOs<ref>]</ref> (])
*Brazilian FOOs (])
*British FOOs<ref>]</ref> (])
*British Antarctic Territory FOOs (])
*British Indian Ocean Territory FOOs (])
*British Virgin Islands FOOs (])
*Bruneian FOOs<ref>]</ref> (])
*Bulgarian FOOs (])
*Burkinabé FOOs (])
*Burmese FOOs<ref>]</ref> (])
*Burundian FOOs (])
*Cambodian FOOs (])
*Cameroonian FOOs (])
*Canadian FOOs<ref>]</ref> (])
*Cape Verdean FOOs (])
*Caymanian FOOs<ref>]</ref> (])
*Central African Republic FOOs<ref>]</ref> (])
*Chadian FOOs (])
*Chilean FOOs (])
*Chinese FOOs (])
*Colombian FOOs (])
*Comorian FOOs<ref>]</ref> (])
*Democratic Republic of the Congo FOOs<ref>]</ref> (])
*Republic of the Congo FOOs<ref>]</ref> (])
*Cook Island FOOs (for people);<ref>]</ref> Cook Islands FOOs (for inanimate things) (])
*Costa Rican FOOs (])
*Croatian FOOs<ref>]</ref> (])
*Cuban FOOs (])
*Curaçao FOOs<ref name = ArubanpeopleCFD>]</ref> (])
*Cypriot FOOs (])
*Czech FOOs<ref>]</ref> (])
*Danish FOOs<ref>]</ref> (])
*Djiboutian FOOs (])
*Dominica FOOs<ref>]</ref> (])
*Dominican Republic FOOs<ref>]</ref> (])
*Dutch FOOs (])
*East Timorese FOOs<ref>]</ref> (])
*Ecuadorian FOOs (])
*Egyptian FOOs (])
*Emirati FOOs<ref>]</ref> (])
*English FOOs<ref>]</ref> (])
*Equatoguinean FOOs<ref>]</ref> (])
*Eritrean FOOs (])
*Estonian FOOs (])
*Ethiopian FOOs (])
*Falkland Islands FOOs<ref>]</ref> (])
*Faroese FOOs (])
*Fijian FOOs<ref>]</ref> (])
*Filipino FOOs (for people);<ref name = filipino>]</ref> Philippine FOOs (for inanimate things)<ref name = filipino/> (])
*Finnish FOOs<ref>]</ref> (])
*French FOOs (])
*French Guianan FOOs<ref>]</ref> (])
*French Polynesian FOOs<ref>]</ref> (])
*Gabonese FOOs<ref>]</ref> (])
*Gambian FOOs (])
*FOOs from/of Georgia<ref>]</ref> (])
*German FOOs (])
*Ghanaian FOOs<ref>]</ref> (])
*Gibraltarian FOOs<ref>]</ref> (])
*Greek FOOs (])
*Greenlandic FOOs<ref>]</ref> (])
*Grenadian FOOs (])
*Guadeloupean FOOs<ref>]</ref> (])
*Guam FOOs<ref>]</ref> (])
*Guatemalan FOOs (])
*Guinean FOOs (])
*Guyanese FOOs (])
*Haitian FOOs<ref>]</ref> (])
*Honduran FOOs (])
*Hong Kong FOOs (])
*Hungarian FOOs (])
*Icelandic FOOs (])
*Indian FOOs<ref>]</ref> (])
*Indonesian FOOs (])
*Iranian FOOs (])
*Iraqi FOOs (])
*Irish FOOs (])
*Israeli FOOs (])
*Italian FOOs (])
*Ivorian FOOs<ref>]</ref> (])
*Jamaican FOOs (])
*Japanese FOOs (])
*Jordanian FOOs (])
*Kazakhstani FOOs<ref>]</ref> (])
*Kenyan FOOs (])
*I-Kiribati FOOs<ref>]</ref> (])
*Kosovan FOOs<ref>]</ref> (])
*Kuwaiti FOOs (])
*Kyrgyzstani FOOs<ref>]</ref> (])
*Laotian FOOs<ref>]</ref> (])
*Latvian FOOs (])
*Lebanese FOOs (])
*Lesotho FOOs<ref>]</ref> (])
*Liberian FOOs (])
*Libyan FOOs (])
*Liechtenstein FOOs<ref>]</ref> (])
*Lithuanian FOOs (])
*Luxembourgian FOOs<ref>]</ref> (])
*Macau FOOs<ref>]</ref> (])
*Macedonian FOOs or North Macedonian FOOs or FOOS from/of North Macedonia (]) per the ]<ref>Per {{oldid2|1112438805|Adjectival form of North Macedonia|Misplaced Pages:Naming conventions (Macedonia) § Adjectival form of North Macedonia}}: "Article names, categories, and templates should avoid adjectival use altogether. The use of neutral formulations such as "of North Macedonia", "in North Macedonia," etc. is preferred."</ref>
*Malagasy FOOs<ref>]</ref> (])
*Malawian FOOs (])
*Malaysian FOOs (])
*Maldivian FOOs (])
*Malian FOOs (])
*Maltese FOOs (])
*Marshallese FOOs<ref>]</ref> (])
*Mauritanian FOOs (])
*Mauritian FOOs (])
*Mexican FOOs (])
*Federated States of Micronesia FOOs<ref>]</ref> (])
*Moldovan FOOs (Moldova)
*Monegasque FOOs<ref>]</ref> (])
*Mongolian FOOs (])
*Montenegrin FOOs<ref>]</ref> (])
*Montserratian FOOs<ref>]</ref> (])
*Moroccan FOOs (])
*Mozambican FOOs (])
*Namibian FOOs (])
*Nauruan FOOs (])
*Nepalese FOOs<ref>]</ref> (])
*New Caledonian FOOs (])
*New Zealand FOOs<ref>]</ref> (])
*Nicaraguan FOOs (])
*Nigerian FOOs (])
*Nigerien FOOs (])
*Niuean FOOs (])
*North Korean FOOs<ref name = SouthAfricanCFD>]</ref> (])
*FOOs from/of Northern Ireland<ref>]</ref> (])
*Northern Mariana Islands FOOs (])
*Norwegian FOOs (])
*Omani FOOs (])
*Pakistani FOOs<ref>]</ref> (])
*Palauan FOOs (])
*Palestinian FOOs (])
*Panamanian FOOs (])
*Papua New Guinean FOOs<ref>]</ref> (])
*Paraguayan FOOs (])
*Peruvian FOOs<ref>]</ref> (])
*Pitcairn Islands FOOs (])
*Polish FOOs<ref>]</ref> (])
*Portuguese FOOs (])
*Puerto Rican FOOs<ref>]</ref> (])
*Qatari FOOs (])
*FOOs from/of Réunion<ref>] and ]</ref> (])
*Romanian FOOs (])
*Russian FOOs (])
*Rwandan FOOs (])
*FOOs from/of Saba (])
*Sahrawi FOOs (])
*Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha FOOs (])
*Saint Kitts and Nevis FOOs<ref>]</ref> (])
*Saint Lucian FOOs (])
*Saint Vincent and the Grenadines FOOs<ref>]</ref> (])
*Salvadoran FOOs<ref>]</ref> (])
*Samoan FOOs (])
*Sammarinese FOOs<ref>]</ref> (])
*São Tomé and Príncipe FOOs<ref>]</ref> (])
*Saudi Arabian FOOs<ref>]</ref> (])
*Scottish FOOs<ref>]</ref> (])
*Senegalese FOOs (])
*Serbian FOOs (])
*Seychellois FOOs (])
*Sierra Leonean FOOs (])
*Singaporean FOOs<ref>]</ref> (])
*Sint Eustatius FOOs (])
*Sint Maarten FOOs<ref name = ArubanpeopleCFD/> (])
*Slovak FOOs<ref>]</ref> (])
*Slovenian FOOs<ref>]</ref> (])
*Solomon Islands FOOs<ref>]</ref> (])
*Somalian FOOs<ref>]</ref> (])
*Somaliland FOOs (])
*South African FOOs<ref name = SouthAfricanCFD/> (])
*South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands FOOs (])
*South Korean FOOs<ref name = SouthAfricanCFD/> (])
*South Ossetian FOOs (])
*South Sudanese FOOs<ref>]</ref> (])
*Spanish FOOs<ref>]</ref> (])
*Sri Lankan FOOs (])
*Sudanese FOOs (])
*Surinamese FOOs<ref>]</ref> (])
*Swazi FOOs (])
*Swedish FOOs<ref>]</ref> (])
*Swiss FOOs<ref>]</ref> (])
*Syrian FOOs (])
*Taiwanese FOOs (])
*Tajikistani FOOs<ref>]</ref> (])
*Tanzanian FOOs (])
*Thai FOOs (])
*Tokelauan FOOs (])
*Tongan FOOs (])
*Trinidad and Tobago FOOs<ref>]</ref> (])
*Tunisian FOOs<ref>]</ref> (])
*Turkish FOOs<ref>]</ref> (])
*Turkish Cypriot FOOs (])
*Turkmenistan FOOs<ref>]</ref> (])
*Turks and Caicos Islands FOOs<ref>]</ref> (])
*Tuvaluan FOOs<ref>]</ref> (])
*Ugandan FOOs (])
*Ukrainian FOOs (])
*United States Virgin Islands FOOs<ref>]</ref> (])
*Uruguayan FOOs (])
*Uzbekistani FOOs<ref>]</ref> (])
*Vanuatuan FOOs<ref>]</ref> (])
*Vatican City FOOs (])
*Venezuelan FOOs (])
*Vietnamese FOOs (])
*Wallis and Futuna FOOs (])
*Welsh FOOs (])
*Zambian FOOs (])
*Zimbabwean FOOs (])
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====Former nationalities====
In general, the formats for people of former nationalities is less settled. The list below represents examples which are reasonably well settled.

After September 2022, "of" is now deprecated and "from" will become the standard for former countries that have compound names.<ref>]</ref>

Therefore, for categorizing people of former nationalities with a compound name, the format is: "FOOs from Country".


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*Austro-Hungarian FOOs (])
*Byzantine FOOs (])
*Czechoslovak FOOs<ref>]</ref> (])
*Dutch Antillean FOOs<ref>]</ref> (])
*Ancient Egyptian FOOs (])
*East German FOOs (])
*West German FOOs<ref>]</ref> (])
*FOOs from the Ottoman Empire<ref>]</ref> (])
*Rhodesian FOOs (])
*FOOs from the Russian Empire<ref>]</ref> (])
*Serbia and Montenegro FOOs<ref>Use for the state that existed from 1992 to 2006. From 1992 to 2003, this state was officially known as the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (FR Yugoslavia), but in categories "Yugoslav" is used only for the larger state that existed from 1918 to 1992.</ref><ref>]</ref> (])
*Soviet FOOs<ref>]</ref> (])
*Republic of Venice FOOs<ref>]</ref> (])
*North Yemeni FOOs (])
*South Yemeni FOOs (])
*Yugoslav FOOs<ref>Use for the state that existed from 1918 to 1992. For the state that existed from 1992 to 2006 and was known as the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (FR Yugoslavia) from 1992 to 2003, use "Serbia and Montenegro FOOs".</ref><ref>]</ref> (])
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== Works of art categories by artist == == Works of art categories by artist ==
All categories whose subcategories are categories by creative artist (roughly all categories that are members of ]) shall have a per-category naming convention which will apply to all of their subcategories. These naming conventions, their guidelines and their exceptions are listed here. Non-conformance to these naming conventions shall be treated as a criterion for "speedy category renaming" as defined on ]. Changing these conventions shall require a consensual discussion either directly at ] or publicized there. All categories whose subcategories are categories by creative artist (roughly all categories that are members of ]) shall have a per-category naming convention which will apply to all of their subcategories. These naming conventions, their guidelines and their exceptions are listed here. Non-conformance to these naming conventions shall be treated as a criterion for "speedy category renaming" as defined at ]. Changing these conventions shall require a consensual discussion either directly at ] or publicized there.


=== Music by composer === === Music by composer ===
Subcategories of these categories are named "Compositions by ". For categorizing music by composer, the format is: "Compositions by ".


<small> <small>
] ]
- ] ]
- ] ]
- ] ]
</small> </small>


=== Music by performer === === Music by performer ===
Subcategories of these categories are named " works". For categorizing music by performer, the format is: " works".


<small> <small>
] ]
-- ] ]
</small> </small>


=== Visual arts === === Visual arts ===
For categorizing articles of each type of work of an artist, the format is: "s by " (for example, ]). For categorizing subcategories of different types of work of an artist (for example, for paintings and sculpture), the format for the parent category is: "Works by Foo".
Subcategories of these categories are named "Works of art by ".


<small> <small>
] <!-- This is a proposed change - please discuss --> ]
-- ] <!-- This is a new proposal --> ]
</small> </small>


=== Architecture === === Architecture ===
For categorizing architecture by architect, the format is: " buildings", with exceptions for architects involved in more than one type of work.
Subcategories of these categories are named " structures".


<small> <small>
-- ] ]
</small> </small>


=== Literature === === Literature ===
For categorizing literature by writer, the format is: "s by ".
Subcategories of these categories are named "Works by ".


<small> <small>
] ]
-- ] ]
-- ] ]
-- ] ]
-- ] ]
-- ] ]
-- ] ]
-- ] ]
-- ] ]
-- ] ]
-- ]
</small> </small>


=== Stage and screen === === Stage and screen ===
For categorizing stage and screen works by contributor, the format is: " by ".
Subcategories of these categories are named "Dramas by ".


<small> <small>
] {{c|Films by director}}
– {{c|Films by screenwriter}}
-- ]
– {{c|Plays by writer}}
-- ]
– {{c|Television shows by writer}}
</small> </small>

=== Name of the artist ===
The name used should match the name of the biography article about the person, including any disambiguator, e.g. ]. The only exceptions are categories for visual arts, where the name used for the artist may instead match usage within the articles on the works; e.g. ] does not have to follow the article name ].<ref>]</ref>

== Works of art categories by subject ==
Category names of a subject should match the name for that subject within articles and citations (including spelling and capitalisation), rather than the name of the Misplaced Pages article on the topic. For example:
*] and ], although the generic parent ] follows the article ]<ref>]</ref>

Additionally, disambiguation is not always necessary if the subject is unambiguous. For example:
*] and ], although the generic parent ] follows the article ]<ref>]</ref>

==Notes==
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This page in a nutshell: Category names should be specific, neutral, inclusive, and follow certain conventions, such as Category:Natural history of Venezuela, Category:Hospitals in Denmark or Category:Australian journalists.
Main page: Misplaced Pages:Categorization

This page contains a list of guidelines concerning naming conventions for categories. If you wish to propose a new naming convention for categories or modify an existing convention, please do so on the talk page.

General conventions

  • And when naming a category, use sentence case, do not use title case. Specifically, do not capitalize regular nouns except when they come at the beginning of the category name.
  • Do not write the category structure in names. Example: "Monarchs", not "People – Monarchs". This includes creating categories that are subpages of other categories.
  • Choose category names that can stand alone, independent of the way a category is connected to other categories. Example: "Geography terminology stubs", not "Terminology" (a subcategory of "Geography stubs").

Project categories

Naming conventions for article categories

This section is transcluded from Misplaced Pages:Categorization/Naming. (edit | history)

Topic and set categories

  • Names of topic categories should be singular, normally corresponding to the name of a Misplaced Pages article. Examples: "Law", "France", "Hillary Clinton".
  • Names of set categories should be plural. Examples: "Writers", "Villages in Poland".
  • Note that in many instances a topic category and a set category have similar names, the topic category being singular and the set category plural. For example, Opera is a topic category (containing all articles relating to the topic), while Operas is a set category (containing articles about specific operas). Be careful to choose the right one when categorizing articles.

Categorizing articles about people

Main pages: Misplaced Pages:Categorizing articles about people and Misplaced Pages:Naming conventions (people) See also: Misplaced Pages:Overcategorization

Descent

See also: Category:People by descent

For categorizing people by ancestry or ethnicity, the format is: "FOOian people of BARian descent", where "FOOian" is the person's nationality (country of citizenship) and "BARian" is the person's ethnic ancestry (such as Category:Irish people of Ghanaian descent and Category:American people of German descent).

Occupation

See also: Category:People by occupation

Currently, Misplaced Pages supports categorizing people by occupation, such as: People by educational institution and People by company, as well as other more specific categories.

For categorizing people by occupation, the format is: FOOs, where FOO is the occupation name (such as Category:Editors); or People in FOO or FOO people, where FOO is the topic of the occupation (such as Category:People in agriculture‎ or Category:Music people).

Occupation categories should not be divided into "current" or "former" categories. For example, Category:Former child actors and Category:Current Minnesota Twins players should not exist.

Residence

See also: Category:People by location

For categorizing people by place of residence, the format is: People from Foo (not "Natives of Foo"). Where the commonly used English name for residents of a place is well-known globally (usually the original place of that name), Fooite demonym categories should be {{category redirect}}ed to People from Foo, in order to assist with automated categorization (for example, Category:New Yorkers).

Place of burial

See also: Category:Burials by location

For categorizing people by place of burial, the format is: Burials at Foo Cemetery.

Time periods

See also: Category:People by time

By convention, a category name designating a time period with a number (in Arabic numerals) represents a calendar year in the Common Era. For categorizing people by years BCE, the format is: "<year number> BC", for example Category:220 BC deaths.

For categorizing people by century, the format is: Category:xx-century foos or Category:xx-century BC foos.

Categories by country

All categories whose subcategories are categories by country (roughly all categories that are members of Category:Categories by country) shall have a per-category naming convention which will apply to all of their subcategories. These naming conventions, their guidelines and their exceptions are listed here. Non-conformance to these naming conventions shall be treated as a criterion for "speedy category renaming" as defined on WP:CFD.

Events

Categories regarding events in countries (along with years and time) are named "... in country." This guideline applies to:

Millennia - Centuries - Decades - Years - Establishments - Disestablishments

Manufactured objects

For categorizing permanently located manufactured objects by country, the format is: "... in country". This guideline applies to:

Airports - American football venues - Amusement parks - Archaeological sites - Art museums - Association football venues - Athletics (track and field) venues (mostly named "athletics" as per non-U.S. usage) - Baseball venues - Basketball venues - Bridges - Buildings and structures - Casinos - Castles - Cathedrals - Cemeteries - Churches - Cities - Cricket grounds - Forts - Gardens - Ghost towns - Golf clubs and courses - Horse racing venues - Hospitals - Hotels - Indoor arenas - Libraries - Monasteries - Motorsport venues - Mosques - Museums - Palaces - Parks - Prisons - Railway stations - Reservoirs - Roads - Rugby union stadiums - Schools - Shopping malls (or shopping centres, based on local usage) - Skyscrapers - Sports venues - Theatres - Towns - Universities and colleges ("Universities" categories are also legitimate in countries where universities and colleges are distinct, i.e. most countries, and are often a subcategory) - Villages - World Heritage Sites - Zoos

Landforms

For categorizing landforms by country, the format is: "... of country". This guideline applies to:

Landforms (top category) - Beaches - Hills - Islands - Lakes - Mountains - Mountain passes - Mountain ranges - Peninsulas - Rivers - Volcanoes

Companies

For categorizing "by country" subcategories of all <company type> by country categories, the format is: ... of country. This guideline applies to:

Airlines - Banks - Book publishing companies - Companies - Defunct companies - Engineering companies - Financial services companies - Insurance companies - Manufacturing companies - Retail companies

State-based topics

For categorizing topics usually in the domain of the state, the format is: "... of country".

Administrative divisions - Foreign relations - Government - Military - Military equipment - Military units and formations - Municipalities * - National parks - Postal systems - Protected areas

  • Administrative divisions use the "of" format and settlements use the "in" format. Municipalities are usually found in non-English speaking countries as third tier administrative divisions covering the whole country including rural areas. In most cases, there are separate designations for settlements such as cities and towns. However where the designation "municipality" is used solely for urban settlements (example, Romania) or where it is the only official designation for cities and towns (example, Spain), the category takes the "in" form.

Political office-holders

For categorizing subcategories of <political office> by country, the format is:

  • ... of country for those concerning holders of a specific office with jurisdiction over a country
  • ... in country for those that group offices of a certain type, operating within a country

This guideline applies to:

Political office-holders - Heads of government - Heads of state - Legislators - Government ministers (or "cabinet secretaries" if that is local usage) - minister lists - Presidents - Prime ministers

  • For categorizing specific jurisdictions within a country, province, state, or equivalent, the format is: ... of places in ...
  • For categorizing the specific jurisdiction, the format is: ... of place

This guideline applies to:

Mayors

Sport

For categorizing "by-country" subcategories of all <sport name> by country, the format is: ... in country. This guideline applies to:

Athletics - Association football (Australia, Canada and USA: "soccer") - Baseball - Basketball - Clubs and teams - Cricket - Cycle racing - Golf - Horse racing - Ice hockey - Motorsport - Rugby league - Rugby union - Sport (or sports if that is local usage) - Tennis

Miscellaneous "of country"

For categorizing subcategories of these categories, the format is: "... of country".

Cinema - Coins - Demographics - Economies - Environment - Fauna - Geography - History - Languages - Natural history - Politics - Ships - Trade unions - Weapons

Miscellaneous "in country"

For categorizing subcategories of these categories, the format is: "... in country".

Aviation - Business - Capital punishment - Communications - Crime - Disasters - Education - Ethnic groups - Health - Human rights - Landmarks - Law enforcement - Mass media - Nature conservation - Political parties - Populated places - Public holidays - Rail transport - Religion - Science and technology - Television - Tourism - Transportation (or transport if that is local usage)

Miscellaneous "involving country"

For categorizing subcategories of these categories, the format is: "... involving country".

Battles - Military operations - Naval battles - Sieges - Wars

Miscellaneous

Aircraft ("manufactured by Foo") - Charities ("based in Foo") - Environmental organizations ("based in Foo") - Newspapers ("published in Foo") - Organizations ("based in Foo")

Undecided by country

The convention for these categories is yet to be decided. See the talk page for details. These will be moved up as consensus develops.

Technical categories

How to name the country

For "of country" and "in country" categories, the name of the country should appear as it does in the name of the article about that country, with a lowercase "the" if needed for grammatical purposes. Non-sovereign, disputed, supranational, and historical countries and geographic equivalents may be included if the articles to be categorized require it. For reference, see List of sovereign states, List of dependent territories, and the following list.

In category naming, country names should not be abbreviated (except to the extent that they are already in their respective article titles – for example, "United Kingdom", but not "UK" or "United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland").

(Note: Links to articles are shown only for reference; links obviously cannot appear in the actual title of a category.)

Supranational:


Historical:

Dealing with overlaps

When historical and political complexities (such as mergers and splits) create articles that belong to two countries, do not create a "Foo of X and Y". Instead, list articles in both "Foo of X" and "Foo of Y"; for example, "Foo of Russia" and "Foo of the Soviet Union", not "Foo of Russia and the Soviet Union". The same applies for geographic features that cross national borders, for example "Foo of the United States" and "Foo of Canada", not "Foo of the United States and Canada".

Categories by nationality

All categories whose subcategories are categories by nationality (roughly all categories that are members of Category:People by nationality or Category:Works by nationality) shall have a per-category naming convention which will apply to all of their subcategories. These naming conventions, their guidelines and their exceptions are listed here. Non-conformance to these naming conventions shall be treated as a criterion for "speedy category renaming" as defined on WP:CFD. Changing these conventions shall require a consensual discussion either directly at WP:CFD or publicized there.

Cultural topics

National subcategories of these categories are named using the nationality rather than the country name, as they follow the national diasporas. However, the container categories are named "by country", e.g. Category:Art by country and Category:Culture by country.

Art - Cuisine - Culture - Literature - Music - Plays

Note that many other sub-topics of "Society" are named using the country name, and so are some cultural topics e.g. Architecture and Classical music.

People by nationality

For categorizing subcategories of People by nationality, the format is: "nationality ...".

Murderers - Musical groups - People by nationality and occupation - People by occupation and nationality - People

Nationality and occupation

See also: Category:People by nationality and occupation and Category:People by occupation and nationality

For categorizing people by their nationality and occupation, the format is: "fooian fooers", such as Category:Ethiopian musicians.

Concurrent citizenship may be reflected by categorizing the article by each nationality. For example, Category:Canadian actors and Category:American actors for a dual American–Canadian citizen. Categories that combine two nationalities with an occupation, generally should not be created.

The category description should mention the most commonly used names ("Fooians", or "Fooers"), which can be found in verifiable reliable sources.

The template {{Fooian fooers}} can be used to provide navigation on each category page. For example:

Classification: People: By occupation: Entertainers: Musicians: By nationality: Ethiopian also: Ethiopia: People: By occupation: Entertainers: Musicians

How to name a nationality

A list of adjectival forms of place names is available on Misplaced Pages. In situations where multiple adjectives are possible for a particular nationality (e.g., Argentine vs. Argentinean), discussions at categories for discussion have frequently opted for one alternative over another to ensure consistency in category naming. Note that the singular-form demonym and adjective for many nationalities are not interchangeable. (i.e., Icelander vs. Icelandic; New Zealander vs. New Zealand). Most category names use the adjectival form, not the noun-form demonym.

Some states do not possess unambiguous (i.e., "Congolese" for Democratic Republic of the Congo) or universally-applicable (i.e., "Bosnian" for Bosnia and Herzegovina) adjectives. In these circumstances, the format is: "Country FOO", where Country is the unamended name of the country.

The list below reflects the most recent consensuses on what form to use for particular nationalities. These adopted forms may be subject to change by consensus and proposals to do so can be made by nominating the affected categories at categories for discussion. References are included to discussions that have discussed particular name formats.

Current nationalities

Former nationalities

In general, the formats for people of former nationalities is less settled. The list below represents examples which are reasonably well settled.

After September 2022, "of" is now deprecated and "from" will become the standard for former countries that have compound names.

Therefore, for categorizing people of former nationalities with a compound name, the format is: "FOOs from Country".

Works of art categories by artist

All categories whose subcategories are categories by creative artist (roughly all categories that are members of Category:Works by artist) shall have a per-category naming convention which will apply to all of their subcategories. These naming conventions, their guidelines and their exceptions are listed here. Non-conformance to these naming conventions shall be treated as a criterion for "speedy category renaming" as defined at WP:CFD. Changing these conventions shall require a consensual discussion either directly at WP:CFD or publicized there.

Music by composer

For categorizing music by composer, the format is: "Compositions by ".

Compositions by composerOperas by composerSymphonies by composerSongs by composer

Music by performer

For categorizing music by performer, the format is: " works".

Albums by artistSongs by artist

Visual arts

For categorizing articles of each type of work of an artist, the format is: "s by " (for example, Category:Paintings by Salvador Dalí). For categorizing subcategories of different types of work of an artist (for example, for paintings and sculpture), the format for the parent category is: "Works by Foo".

Paintings by artistSculptures by artist

Architecture

For categorizing architecture by architect, the format is: " buildings", with exceptions for architects involved in more than one type of work.

Buildings and structures by architect

Literature

For categorizing literature by writer, the format is: "s by ".

Works by writerNovels by writerBooks by writerEssay collections by writerEssays by writerPicture books by writerPlays by writerPoetry by writerShort stories by writerShort story collections by writer

Stage and screen

For categorizing stage and screen works by contributor, the format is: " by ".

Films by directorFilms by screenwriterPlays by writerTelevision shows by writer

Name of the artist

The name used should match the name of the biography article about the person, including any disambiguator, e.g. Category:Books by Peter Carey (novelist). The only exceptions are categories for visual arts, where the name used for the artist may instead match usage within the articles on the works; e.g. Category:Paintings by Sergei Ivanovich Osipov does not have to follow the article name Sergei Osipov (artist).

Works of art categories by subject

Category names of a subject should match the name for that subject within articles and citations (including spelling and capitalisation), rather than the name of the Misplaced Pages article on the topic. For example:

Additionally, disambiguation is not always necessary if the subject is unambiguous. For example:

Notes

  1. Misplaced Pages:Categories for discussion/Log/2016 October 18#Category:Culture by nationality
  2. User:Good Olfactory/CFR#Afghan
  3. User:Good Olfactory/CFR#American
  4. Misplaced Pages:Categories for deletion/Log/2006 May 15#People by nationality sub-category pages
  5. User:Good Olfactory/CFR#Antigua and Barbuda
  6. User:Good Olfactory/CFR#Argentine
  7. Misplaced Pages:Categories for discussion/Log/2012 April 13#Armenian emigrants
  8. User:Good Olfactory/CFR#Aruban
  9. Misplaced Pages:Categories for discussion/Log/2009 May 27#Category:Azerbaijan surnames
  10. Misplaced Pages:Categories for deletion/Log/2006 August 23#Category:Music of Belize
  11. User:Good Olfactory/CFR#Bissau-Guinean
  12. User:Good Olfactory/CFR#Bosnia and Herzegovina
  13. User:Good Olfactory/CFR#Botswana
  14. User:Good Olfactory/CFR#British
  15. Misplaced Pages:Categories for deletion/Log/2006 September 15#Brunei
  16. Misplaced Pages:Categories for discussion/Log/2008 June 17#Category:Burma football clubs
  17. User:Good Olfactory/CFR#Canadian
  18. Misplaced Pages:Categories for discussion/Log/2007 April 5#Category:Cayman Islands footballers
  19. Misplaced Pages:Categories for discussion/Log/2014 July 26#Category:Central African people
  20. User:Good Olfactory/CFR#Comorian
  21. User:Good Olfactory/CFR#Democratic Republic of the Congo
  22. User:Good Olfactory/CFR#Republic of the Congo
  23. User:Good Olfactory/CFR#Cook Island
  24. Misplaced Pages:Categories for discussion/Log/2009 January 15#Category:Croatian people
  25. ^ Misplaced Pages:Categories for discussion/Log/2013 March 26#Category:Aruban people
  26. Misplaced Pages:Categories for discussion/Log/2011 August 7#Category:Czech writers
  27. User:Good Olfactory/CFR#Danish
  28. User:Good Olfactory/CFR#Dominica
  29. User:Good Olfactory/CFR#Dominican Republic
  30. User:Good Olfactory/CFR#East Timorese
  31. Misplaced Pages:Categories for discussion/Log/2012 March 21#Category:United Arab Emirati people
  32. Misplaced Pages:Categories for discussion/Log/2009 January 15#Category:English people
  33. User:Good Olfactory/CFR#Equatoguinean
  34. Misplaced Pages:Categories for discussion/Log/2008 June 10#Category:Falkland Islander people
  35. User:Good Olfactory/CFR#Equatoguinean
  36. ^ User:Good Olfactory/CFR#Filipino / Philippine
  37. User:Good Olfactory/CFR#Finnish
  38. Misplaced Pages:Categories for discussion/Log/2014 September 21#Category:People from French Guiana
  39. Misplaced Pages:Categories for discussion/Log/2012 November 15#Category:French Polynesian people
  40. Misplaced Pages:Categories for deletion/Log/2006 July 11#Category:Law of Gabon to Category:Gabonese law
  41. User:Good Olfactory/CFR#from/of Georgia (country)
  42. Misplaced Pages:Categories for discussion/Log/2008 January 21#Category:People from Ghana
  43. Misplaced Pages:Categories for discussion/Log/2012 December 7#Category:Gibraltarian people
  44. Misplaced Pages:Categories for deletion/Log/2006 May 6#Category:People of Greenland to Category:Greenlandic people
  45. User:Good Olfactory/CFR#Guadeloupe
  46. Misplaced Pages:Categories for discussion/Log/2010 October 24#Category:Guamanian musical instruments
  47. Misplaced Pages:Categories for deletion/Log/2006 May 7#Haitian people
  48. User:Good Olfactory/CFR#Indian
  49. User:Good Olfactory/CFR#Ivorian
  50. User:Good Olfactory/CFR#Kazakhstani
  51. Misplaced Pages:Categories for discussion/Log/2015 October 31#Kiribati
  52. Misplaced Pages:Categories for discussion/Log/2016 February 12#Kosovar or Kosovan people
  53. User:Good Olfactory/CFR#Kyrgyzstani
  54. User:Good Olfactory/CFR#Laotian
  55. User:Good Olfactory/CFR#Lesotho
  56. User:Good Olfactory/CFR#Liechtenstein
  57. User:Good Olfactory/CFR#Luxembourgian
  58. User:Good Olfactory/CFR#Macau
  59. Per Misplaced Pages:Naming conventions (Macedonia) § Adjectival form of North Macedonia: "Article names, categories, and templates should avoid adjectival use altogether. The use of neutral formulations such as "of North Macedonia", "in North Macedonia," etc. is preferred."
  60. Misplaced Pages:Categories for discussion/Log/2009 April 16#Category:Madagascan archaeologists
  61. Misplaced Pages:Categories for discussion/Log/2008 January 29#Category:People of the Marshall Islands
  62. Misplaced Pages:Categories for discussion/Log/2009 January 21#Category:People of the Federated States of Micronesia
  63. User:Good Olfactory/CFR#Monegasque
  64. Misplaced Pages:Categories for discussion/Log/2009 July 2#Category:Montenegro chess players
  65. Misplaced Pages:Categories for discussion/Log/2008 January 29#Category:Montserrat people
  66. User:Good Olfactory/CFR#Luxembourgian
  67. User:Good Olfactory/CFR#New Zealand
  68. ^ Misplaced Pages:Categories for discussion/Log/2009 January 15#Category:South African people
  69. User:Good Olfactory/CFR#Northern Ireland
  70. Misplaced Pages:Categories for deletion/Log/2006 June 3#Category:Women of Pakistan to Category:Pakistani women
  71. User:Good Olfactory/CFR#Papua New Guinean
  72. Misplaced Pages:Categories for discussion/Log/2009 September 24#Booian Peruvians to Peruvian people of Booian descent
  73. User:Good Olfactory/CFR#Polish
  74. Misplaced Pages:Categories for discussion/Log/2016 June 23#Category:People from Puerto Rico
  75. Misplaced Pages:Categories for discussion/Log/2014 September 6#Category:People from Réunion and Misplaced Pages:Categories for discussion/Log/2017 January 27#Réunionnais people
  76. User:Good Olfactory/CFR#Saint Kitts and Nevis
  77. Misplaced Pages:Categories for discussion/Log/2009 January 13#Category:Vincentian people
  78. User:Good Olfactory/CFR#Salvadoran
  79. Misplaced Pages:Categories for discussion/Log/2009 December 16#Category:San Marinese Wikipedians
  80. Misplaced Pages:Categories for discussion/Log/2009 January 14#Category:People from São Tomé and Príncipe
  81. User:Good Olfactory/CFR#Saudi Arabian
  82. User:Good Olfactory/CFR#Scottish
  83. User:Good Olfactory/CFR#Singaporean
  84. User:Good Olfactory/CFR#Slovak
  85. User:Good Olfactory/CFR#Slovenian
  86. User:Good Olfactory/CFR#Solomon Islands
  87. Misplaced Pages:Categories for discussion/Log/2010 October 12#Category:Somali people
  88. Misplaced Pages:Categories for discussion/Log/2011 July 24#Category:Southern Sudan politicians
  89. User:Good Olfactory/CFR#Spanish
  90. Misplaced Pages:Categories for discussion/Log/2007 August 14#Category:People from Suriname
  91. User:Good Olfactory/CFR#Swedish
  92. Misplaced Pages:Categories for discussion/Log/2009 September 7#Swiss people
  93. User:Good Olfactory/CFR#Tajikistani
  94. User:Good Olfactory/CFR#Trinidad and Tobago
  95. Misplaced Pages:Categories for discussion/Log/2009 February 19#Category:People from Tunisia
  96. Misplaced Pages:Categories for discussion/Log/2009 October 14#Turks to Turkish people
  97. Misplaced Pages:Categories for discussion/Log/2010 April 17#Category:Turkmen people
  98. Misplaced Pages:Categories for discussion/Log/2008 June 10#Category:Turks and Caicos Islander people
  99. Misplaced Pages:Categories for discussion/Log/2011 May 19#Category:People from Tuvalu
  100. User:Good Olfactory/CFR#United States Virgin Islands
  101. User:Good Olfactory/CFR#Uzbekistani
  102. Misplaced Pages:Categories for discussion/Log/2009 January 20#Ni-Vanuatu
  103. Misplaced Pages:Categories for discussion/Log/2022 September 4#Category:People of the Russian Empire
  104. User:Good Olfactory/CFR#Czechoslovak
  105. Misplaced Pages:Categories for discussion/Log/2008 July 23#Category:Antillean baseball players
  106. User:Good Olfactory/CFR#West German
  107. Misplaced Pages:Categories for discussion/Log/2017 September 13#Ottoman people
  108. Misplaced Pages:Categories for discussion/Log/2020 December 3#Russian Empire people
  109. Use for the state that existed from 1992 to 2006. From 1992 to 2003, this state was officially known as the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (FR Yugoslavia), but in categories "Yugoslav" is used only for the larger state that existed from 1918 to 1992.
  110. User:Good Olfactory/CFR#Serbia and Montenegro
  111. User:Good Olfactory/CFR#Soviet
  112. User:Good Olfactory/CFR#Republic of Venice
  113. Use for the state that existed from 1918 to 1992. For the state that existed from 1992 to 2006 and was known as the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (FR Yugoslavia) from 1992 to 2003, use "Serbia and Montenegro FOOs".
  114. User:Good Olfactory/CFR#Yugoslav
  115. Misplaced Pages:Categories for discussion/Log/2020 September 28#Various author and painter categories
  116. Misplaced Pages:Categories for discussion/Log/2020 September 28#Entombment of Christ
  117. Misplaced Pages:Categories for discussion/Log/2020 September 28#Art of mythology
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