random_name_generator

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A Dart package that generates random names based on commonly used names across various cultures. Ideal for testing and development, it provides a simple API to create realistic placeholder names. The package supports multiple platforms including Android, iOS, Web, macOS, Windows, and Linux, making it versatile for cross-platform applications. It is lightweight and easy to integrate via Flutter's pub package manager.

Use cases

Testing UI with realistic data
Populating mock user profiles
Generating sample datasets for apps
Simulating user interactions in automated tests
Creating dummy content for prototypes

Key features

Generates culturally common names
Supports multiple platforms
Simple and intuitive API
Lightweight and fast
Open-source with public repository
Easy integration via pub add

Suitable for

Developers creating test environments
Teams building user-facing prototypes
Apps requiring fake user data
Educational projects involving data simulation
Cross-platform Flutter applications

Considerations

Names are not guaranteed to be unique
Not suitable for production user identities
Limited customization of name sources
Depends on pre-defined name lists
May require updates for new naming trends
No built-in support for non-English names beyond common ones

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This package creates random people names to be used in Dart/Flutter apps. The generation is done based in the most common names in each of the selectable zones.

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Features

Creation of names for a random person, man or woman. Creation of names, surnames or full names. The names are generated randomly based on the list of 100 most common names and surnames.

Usage

RandomNames is a tool class to create random names for specific Zone. To create a RandomNames instance you need to use one of available Zone objects.

var randomNames = RandomNames(Zone.us);

The RandomNames object has several methods to get random people names:

randomNames.name() gives a random first name (man or woman)

randomNames.womanName() gives a random woman first name

randomNames.manName() gives a random man first name

randomNames.surname() gives a random last name

randomNames.fullName() gives a random full name (man or woman)

randomNames.womanFullName() gives a random woman full name

randomNames.manFullName() gives a random man full name

Supported Zones

There are static accessors to the different zones available on the Zone class:

Zone.catalonia
Zone.france
Zone.spain
Zone.uk
Zone.us
Zone.turkey
Zone.germany
Zone.canada
Zone.afghanistan
Zone.austria
Zone.belgium
Zone.brazil
Zone.china
Zone.egypt
Zone.finland
Zone.india
Zone.iran
Zone.israel
Zone.italy
Zone.japan
Zone.poland
Zone.romania
Zone.russia
Zone.saudiArabia
Zone.southAfrica
Zone.switzerland
Zone.uganda
Zone.ukraine
Zone.zimbabwe

Additional information

Feel free to create a pull request to expand the library for other Zones.

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