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Names in Gramps

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===Family Name===
The family name is the part of the name which, according to law or custom, is passed from parents to child. Gramps defaults to the [[Gramps_Glossary#patronymic|patronymic]] option, labeled ''Father's surname'', in the {{man label|[[Gramps_{{Version manual}}_Wiki_Manual_-_Settings#Display|Display]] }} tab of the {{man menu|[[Gramps_{{Version manual}}_Wiki_Manual_-_Settings#Preferences|Preferences]] }} for {{man menulabel|Surname guessing}}.
In the [[Gramps_{{Version manual}}_Wiki_Manual_-_Categories#People_Category|People category]] view, people are sorted based on this family name. In the case of cultures which do not use family names, one can [[Grouping_Surnames|use the grouping feature]] in the Name editor to design a name under which to group people from the same family.
===Prefix===
 A Prefix is an optional modifier of the surname and describes the relationship to the surname.Prefixes are separate, spaced away from the surname and stores as a separate field. This field is ignored by sorting.Over time, some Prefixes become assumed to be integral to the Surname. In such a case, the Prefix is moved from the Prefix field and into the Surname field. Sometimes, the former Prefix is joined to the stem (the old surname) with a connector (such as a hyphen, space, or apostrophe) or simply abutted to the Surname without any space. Some Prefixes can indicate that the surname is actually the Place from which a person (or family) originated or even directional proximity to such a place. It can denote royalty or nobility of the surname. It can mean 'child of' and indicate their gender. Other prefixes can denote the leader of an extended family or holding a superior position. 
===Given Name===
The given name is the part of the name of a person which is chosen freely by the parents. Although the parents may feel constrained by regional or ethnic traditions to follow namesake conventions.
===Call Name===
{{man note|The accuracy of this section is contested --[[User:Duncan|DuncanNZ]] 09:49, 26 August 2008 (EDT)|We need to look in the email archive for a proper definition by the people who requested this feature.}}
The ''Call name '' feature is a transliteration of inspired by the German word ''Rufname'' or -- a compound of the words "anruf name" which literally translates to "Call name." And there is a similar Swedish structured concept known as ''tilltalsnamn''-- a compound form of "tilltals namn" translating to "heard name. It " However, Gramps originated as an English product where there is therefore sometimes no directly comparable analogue to this "Call Name." That makes the "Call Name" both a source of confusionto that community and harder to describe in English.  It is does not fall into the more universal concept of a nickname, or nor is it necessarily the familiar ''name'' someone by which a person is most commonly referred by their closest associates. However, it '''called''. {{man note|This is not necessarily correct:|It is however a ''''' the part (or a variation parts) of the Given name Name by which the person is the officially used part of that Given identified. And, if the nickname is keyed off a formal name, the Call Name is the key to the name.}}
Among the formal forenames given at birth , some cultures pick out a particular one to use for official and normal public use: the Call Name. (Think of it as analogous to the ancient idea that a person's public name is not his 'real' secret name, knowledge of which would give power over him to others). One of the formal given birth forenames is taken (typically *not* the first) as the Call Name: it is an . In Germany, this official name is frequently underlined in official documents. The concept is common in Northern Europe; the call first name is often a saint's name or that of an honoured relative; or the first name may be the 'spiritual' name, while the call name is a secular one. There are contrasting views on whether a shortened form of a person's name can also be a call name; some consider that to be a nickname; as an additional complication, for example in Sweden, the (official) call name may be a name that is different from any of the forenames given at birth.
===Suffix===
The Edit Person Dialog has fields to enter the standard name of a person. In this, the call name can be entered directly here. To refine the info about this name, one can click on the Edit icon to bring up the name editor.
Furthermore, one can add extra names in the names tab of this editor. To switch a new name to be the standard name, one needs to use the context menu (right click on the name), and select 'Save as default name.'.
===Nicknames===
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