Thanks, but it didn't work as I expected:
I have to get the first name only no matter what the choices are:

my $string_1 = "SMITH, A DOE";
my $mystring_2  = "BULLOCK JOE A";
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I am looking to get:

String 1 = DOE
String 2 = JOE

My post was not clear, sorry!
Thank you!