Format
FORMAT_NAME_FORMAL
Formats a parsed name as "Title First Middle Last, Suffix".
Syntax
=FORMAT_NAME_FORMAL(full_name)Parameters
NameTypeDescription
Name
full_nameTypetext or range
DescriptionFull name text, or a range containing full names.
Returns
A formatted name string. Range input spills results.
Example
=FORMAT_NAME_FORMAL("Martin Luther King Jr.")Result: Martin Luther King, Jr.
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.