---
title: commonName
framework: geotoolbox
role: symbol
role_heading: Instance Property
path: geotoolbox/placedescriptor/commonname
---

# commonName

Publicly known name of the area or place of interest.

## Declaration

```swift
let commonName: String?
```

## Discussion

Discussion Locations that don’t have a public name (such a private residence) should be nil.

## See Also

### Getting the attributes of a place descriptor

- [address](geotoolbox/placedescriptor/address.md)
- [coordinate](geotoolbox/placedescriptor/coordinate.md)
- [representations](geotoolbox/placedescriptor/representations.md)
- [supportingRepresentations](geotoolbox/placedescriptor/supportingrepresentations.md)
- [serviceIdentifier(for:)](geotoolbox/placedescriptor/serviceidentifier(for:).md)