# name
# firstName([gender])
Generates random first name
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Param | Type | Default |
---|---|---|
gender | number | null |
NOTE: If locale dataset supports gender names, passing in 0
will give you male names and any other number will give you female names... I think lol
faker.name.firstName(); // Joshuah
# lastName([gender])
Generates random last name
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Param | Type | Default |
---|---|---|
gender | number | null |
NOTE: If locale dataset supports gender names, passing in 0
will give you male names and any other number will give you female names... I think
faker.name.lastName(); // Ortiz
# findName([firstName[, lastName[, gender]]])
Generates random full name with optional random suffix/prefix
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Param | Type | Default |
---|---|---|
firstName | string | faker.name.firstName() |
lastName | string | faker.name.lastName() |
gender | number | 0 or 1 |
NOTE: If locale dataset supports gender names, passing in 0
will give you male names and any other number will give you female names... I think
faker.name.findName(); // Jamey Thiel
faker.name.findName('Bob'); // Bob Grant III
faker.name.findName('Bob', 'Smith'); // Bob Smith
faker.name.findName(null, 'Smith'); // Miracle Smith
# jobTitle
Generates random job title
faker.name.jobTitle(); // Senior Data Facilitator
# prefix([gender])
Generates random prefix
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Param | Type | Default |
---|---|---|
gender | number | 0 or 1 |
NOTE: If locale dataset supports gender names, passing in 0
will give you male names and any other number will give you female names... I think
faker.name.prefix(); // Mr.
faker.name.prefix(1); // Ms.
# suffix
Generates random suffix
faker.name.suffix(); // MD
# title
Generates random title
faker.name.title(); // Forward Accountability Executive
# jobDescriptor
Generates random job descriptor
faker.name.jobDescriptor(); // Future
# jobArea
Generates random job area
faker.name.jobArea(); // Factors
# jobType
Generates random job type
faker.name.jobType(); // Coordinator