[OSM-talk-be] etymology of street names

[Ben Laenen]

Gerard Vanderveken wrote:
> I would put it in the description tag
> http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Key:description
> eg
> name = Henri Farmanstraat
> description = Luchthavenpionier, 1874-1958
> 
> If existant, you could add an Wikipedia link
> wikipedia =  en:Henri_Farman

I would use subtags like:

name:description = *

and

name:wikipedia = *

That way it's obvious you describe the name and not the road. "wikipedia=*" 
would also be a link to the wikipedia page on the road, not the thing or 
person it's named after.

Ben