Alternative Names

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Permalink Reply by Rachel on August 25, 2009 at 6:05pm

If it is for a first name I do this Maria (Mary) in the box for the given name, if it is for a middle name I do the same thing.

Permalink Reply by Sarah Coles on August 25, 2009 at 6:58pm

You type in the full name in both cases with the variation in one of them. For example if this Maria is named Maria Ann Smith but also you find it listed somewhere as Mary Jane Smith then make one your preferred name and the other your alternative. I usually choose the perferred name if I feel my source is better than where I found a different name. Where it says "given name" I type in both a first and middle name if that is what you are asking.

Permalink Reply by Dan Gregorio on August 25, 2009 at 7:09pm

Thanks! Dan

Permalink Reply by Sarah Coles on August 25, 2009 at 6:32pm

Yes there is indeed. Go to "edit this person" on your person and on the right of the name is a box that says "more options". Cliick on that for alternative names then add your alternative name and decide which name you want to be preferrable, Maria or Mary and check that. You can even add more than one. Also, if you have alternative dates for birth, marriages or whatever you can also add those if you wish by clicking on options next to each. Hope that helps.