name-holder

Generate random names as array or string

Install

npm i --save name-holder

Import

import nameHolder from "name-holder";

// OR

const nameHolder = require("name-holder");

name-holder also have some named exports

import { nickName, petName } from "name-holder";

Example

nameHolder(); // "Isabel Andres"

options

First parameter is gender (optional)

• Generate a female name

nameHolder("f");

• Generate a string of 2 male names separated by comma (', ')

nameHolder("m", 2);

• Generate a string of 2 male names separated by string(' & ')

nameHolder("m", 2, " & ");

• Generate a string of 2 random names separated by comma(', ')

nameHolder(2);

• Generate a string of 2 random names separated by string(' and ')

nameHolder(2, " and ");

• Return a random name in array

nameHolder([]); // [ "Chaya Mooney" ]

• Return a female name in array

  First parameter in array is gender (optional)

nameHolder(["f"]);

• Return 2 male name in array

nameHolder(["m", 2]);

• Return 2 formated male name in array

nameHolder(["m", 2, (name) => `Hi ${name}`]);
// [ 'Hi Damion Nina', 'Hi Cohen Choi' ]

• Return 2 formated random names in array

nameHolder([2, (name) => `Iam ${name}`]);

Option object

nameHolder({ firstNameOnly: true, count: 10 });

Options list

• gender "m" | "f" -- Select only specific gender
• count number -- Number of names
• separator string -- Separator string
• asArray boolean -- Return result in array
• firstNameOnly boolean -- Only return first names
• format function -- Formater function for each name