'use strict';
const firstnames = require('../../../data/firstnames');
const parse_name = require('./parse_name.js');
const gender = function(normal) {
if (normal === 'he') {
return 'Male';
}
if (normal === 'she') {
return 'Female';
}
let o = parse_name(normal);
let firstName = o.firstName;
if (!firstName) {
return null;
}
if (firstnames[firstName] === 'm') {
return 'Male';
}
if (firstnames[firstName] === 'f') {
return 'Female';
}male honourifics
if (normal.match(/\b(mr|mister|sr|jr)\b/i)) {
return 'Male';
}female honourifics
if (normal.match(/^(mrs|miss|ms|misses|mme|mlle)\.? /i)) {
return 'Female';
}statistical guesses
if (firstName.match(/.(i|ee|[a|e]y|a)$/i)) { //this is almost-always true
return 'Female';
}
if (firstName.match(/[ou]$/i)) { //if it ends in a 'oh or uh', male
return 'Male';
}
if (firstName.match(/(nn|ll|tt)/i)) { //if it has double-consonants, female
return 'Female';
}
return null;
};
module.exports = gender;console.log(gender(‘john’, ‘john’) === ‘Male’); console.log(gender(‘jane smith’, ‘jane’) === ‘Female’);