Ed Allard wrote:
> Looking for advice on naming conventions, specifically how to
> identify commonly used given names.
>
> I know that quotes are used in the help file example Margaret "Peggy"
> Ann. And that makes sense to me - Peggy is a diminutive and not her
> proper name, hence quotes set it apart. I have a good collection of
> those. But if I write Marie Victoire "Virginie" Eugenie, it doesn't
> look right to me because they are all her proper baptismal names and
> "Virginie" then appears to be something other than a proper name.
> I'd be happy with Marie Victoire Virginie "Ginny" Eugenie - if that
> were the case, but it isn't.
>
> Also, if I put a first name in quotes ("Marie" Louise), then it
> upsets the alpha listing. So, how does one distinguish that Marie is
> the commonly used name - when in most French names, Marie always
> appears but is seldom used? I realize that the first name will
> automatically appear in the narrative part of reports, or be replaced
> by the name in quotes. But what about when there is no narrative?
>
> Using AKA can work but then consistency becomes an issue - I use AKA
> where there are discrepancies in names from document to document - in
> other words an alternate or perhaps questionable name. And creating
> an AKA for every nickname or commonly used name is a lot of work and
> adds a lot of unnecessary listings to the names list. It seems to me
> that a simple underline feature in the names field would sort it all
> out - underlining the commonly used name and putting nicknames or
> diminutives in quotes where applicable. But that doesn't exist in
> Legacy.
>
> Or am I making this all too difficult for myself?
>
> Ed Allard
>
Ed,
It seems silly at first but one enters the commonly used name twice, one
with quotes round it. To avoid the name appearing twice in headers etc. in
reports,
select "use quoted names for narratives" and "Remove quoted given names".
Ron Ferguson
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