6. A computer system for comparing names, comprising: at least one processor; and a storage device connected to the at least one processor, wherein the storage device has stored thereon a program, and wherein the at least one processor is configured to execute instructions of the program to perform operations, wherein the operations comprise: receiving, into the computer system, a first name for comparison; for each pair of names including the first name and a second name selected from a set of names: identifying features of the first name that comprise semantic relationships that include information about cultural derivation, hierarchical relationships that describe dependency relationships between multiple words that form a first name phrase within the first name, position information for each of the words in the first name phrase, and position information for name phrases in the first name; identifying features of the second name that comprise semantic relationships that include information about cultural derivation, hierarchical relationships that describe dependency relationships between multiple words that form a second name phrase within the second name, position information for each of the words in the second name phrase, and position information for name phrases in the second name; obtaining a first phrase score by comparing the first name phrase in the first name to the second name phrase in the second name; obtaining a second phrase score by comparing another name phrase in the first name to another name phrase in the second name; generating an overall score for the pair of names based on the obtained first phrase score and the obtained second phrase score; and updating the overall score for the pair of names based on comparing the features of the first name with the features of the second name; and providing, with the computer system, a list of the second names from the set of second names that matched the first name in order of the updated score for each pair of names.
10. The computer system of claim 6 , wherein a Software as a Service (SaaS) is provided to perform the system operations.