/// <summary>
/// This will return any name Given Names or Surnames that can be generated by the given letters.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="myString"></param>
/// <returns></returns>
public static List <string> GetNameAnagrams(this string myString)
{
var result = new List <string>();
var lowered = myString.ToLower();
var properNames = new ProperNameCollection();
var permutations = lowered.GetPermutations();
foreach (var candidateName in from candidateName in permutations let isName = properNames.IsGivenName(candidateName) || properNames.IsSurname(candidateName) where isName where !result.Contains(candidateName.GetCapitalized()) select candidateName)
{
result.Add(candidateName.GetCapitalized());
}
return(result);
}
/* If it is a known surname return ture; false otherwise.*/
public static bool IsSurname(this string myString)
{
ProperNameCollection names = new ProperNameCollection();
return names.IsSurname(myString);
}
/* If it is a known surname return ture; false otherwise.*/
public static bool IsSurname(this string myString)
{
ProperNameCollection names = new ProperNameCollection();
return(names.IsSurname(myString));
}