That's strange, because my one (1) assumption is that the name can be represented as a schema-less dictionary of zero or more Unicode strings. Heck, one of thos

That's strange, because my one (1) assumption is that the name can be represented as a schema-less dictionary of zero or more Unicode strings. Heck, one of those strings could be an ID for a bitmap or SVG of their non-textual "name". If you can't do that, you have more pressing issues. Where are you getting "a dozen assumptions" from?