My legal birth certificate given name is J.M., Two capital letters, Two periods, no spaces. For years, most software prevented entering that. Worst was my application to the University of Michigan, instructions said to use (only) after each initial on the application form for a name with initials only, so I was listed as "Jonly Monly". Also started most grade and high school classes with an arguement with my teachers! "What is your real name?" Not the best way to start a new relationship. Many more stories!
I usually use the "Birth Certificate" name as the primary name for most people in my data, then enter the alternate names, which allows me to find them in my data with those names also. Jay Ingalls ================== On 8/9/2014 2:40 PM, David Abernathy wrote: > What you are saying is that this person have a LOT of "Nick" names or are > they all on his birth certificate? > > I think you should find that most of the legal information should be based on > the legal name. Any other name usage would be a "Nick" name. > > We have a grandson that his legal name is JJ Allen Surname, he is always > being asked "what is his real name" and people get upset when he tells them > the truth. > > Thanks, > David C Abernathy > Email disclaimers > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > This message represents the official view of the voices in my head. > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > http://www.SchmeckAbernathy.com > == All outgoing and incoming mail is scanned by F-Prot Antivirus == > > > -----Original Message----- > From: d rogers [mailto:diane_rog...@shaw.ca] > Sent: Saturday, August 09, 2014 9:34 AM > To: legacyusergroup@LegacyUsers.com > Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] How can I show which individuals I think are correct > > My grandson has quite a few given names - one is only a letter. > His father called him 'Buddy' when he was small. Just a pet name - not > related to his given names - but it stuck. > I first and still call him by a diminutive of the name he's known by. I > didn't and don't like that name. No secret to the family! > But I have added info on these all to my programme info. For the one, I am > the source. I should go back and check old Facebook posts to add to that. Of > course, these references tell you something about his dad and about me too. > And someday, someone may wonder why these names appear for him so > consistently. > Diane > M. Diane Rogers > British Columbia, Canada > > > > > > > > Legacy User Group guidelines: > http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp > Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: > http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ > Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: > http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ > Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp > Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and on > our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). > To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp > > > > > > Legacy User Group guidelines: > http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp > Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: > http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ > Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: > http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ > Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp > Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and on > our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). > To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp > > > Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and on our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
