Question

What is a potential regex solution for an Array that contains these lines to find the first names and last names? (PYTHON)

John Doe

John, E. Doe

John, Doe E.

John, Doe

Jo hn, Doe Jr. (first name is "Jo hn")

John, Doe Doe III

John, E Doe

Answer 1

^([a-zA-Z]{2,}\s[a-zA-Z]{1,}'?-?[a-zA-Z]{2,}\s?([a-zA-Z]{1,})?)

^                             // start of line
[a-zA-Z]{2,}    // will except a name with at least 2 characters
\s             // will look for blank space between name and surname
[a-zA-Z]{1,} // needs at least 1 Character
\'?-?               // possibility of **'** or **-** for double barreled and hyphenated surnames
[a-zA-Z]{2,}    // will except a name with at least 2 characters
\s?            // possibility of another whitespace
([a-zA-Z]{1,})? // possibility of a 2nd surname