[Tagging] Country names

[Elizabeth Dodd]

On Fri, 15 Oct 2010 08:31:08 +0200
Peter Körner <osm-lists at mazdermind.de> wrote:

> Am 15.10.2010 08:21, schrieb Stephen Hope:
> > So the sign "Rue Bouganville St" would be name:en=Bouganville
> > Street, name:fr=Rue Bouganville, but what would you put in name=?
> 
> Exactly what's on the sign: "Rue Bouganville St"
> 
> Peter
> 

That immediately violates the rule of not putting an abbreviation for a
street name.
However it is not Rue Bougainville Street either
"Rue Bougainville" or "Bougainville Street" are alternate names.
Which should have precedence is the question