diff --git a/src/Normalizer/NormalizerBase.php b/src/Normalizer/NormalizerBase.php
index 687dca3..57ef2c9 100644
--- a/src/Normalizer/NormalizerBase.php
+++ b/src/Normalizer/NormalizerBase.php
@@ -94,8 +94,8 @@ protected function getNameParts(string $name): array {
       }
 
       return [
-        'given' => $firstName,
-        'family' => $lastName,
+        'given' => trim($firstName),
+        'family' => trim($lastName),
       ];
     }
     catch (\Exception $e) {