NAMESPLIT

Format

FORMAT_NAME_FIRST_LAST

Formats a parsed name as "First Middle Last".

Syntax

=FORMAT_NAME_FIRST_LAST(full_name)

Parameters

Namefull_name
Typetext or range
DescriptionFull name text, or a range containing full names.

Returns

A formatted name string. Range input spills results.

Example

=FORMAT_NAME_FIRST_LAST("Dumbledore, Albus Percival, Prof.")

Result: Albus Percival Dumbledore

Notes

Range inputs are supported. SPLIT_NAME flattens the input range into one output row per name.

The parser handles titles, suffixes, comma-formatted names, and common surname particles such as van, von, de, del, and de la.

All parsing runs locally inside the spreadsheet with no external API calls.

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