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{{stub}}<!--the handling of names has change in newer versions please update the content that it match with the up to date version of Gramps-->
The name of a person is a central concept in genealogy. In Gramps, you can enter name information in the '''Person Edit Dialog''' and from the {{man label|Names}} tab or the {{man button|Edit}} icon at the top of this dialog, you can jump to open the '''Name Edit Dialog'''.
[[File:Edit-person-window-example-existing-person-50.png|thumb|right|450px550px|Person Edit Dialog]]
[[File:NameEditor-dialog-example-50.png|thumb|right|450px|Name Edit Dialog]]
==Names in a Name Type==
Within a name type, you have several fields to identify uniquely the name. The values in these various fields can be searched (individually or in combination) with the '''[[Gramps_5.2_Wiki_Manual_-_Filters#People_with_the_.3Cname.3E|People with the <name>]]''' rule in a [[Gramps_Glossary#filter|Custom Filter]].
===Family Name===
===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. * Possibly? [https://sourceforge.net/p/gramps/mailman/message/8989135/ (Gramps-users) Callname marking] From: Joachim Breitner <2005-11-12 19:11:06}}
The ''Call name'' feature is inspired by the German word ''Rufname'' -- 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." However, Gramps originated as an English product where there is no directly comparable analogue to this "Call Name." That makes the "Call Name" both a source of confusion to that community and harder to describe in English.
===Origin Attributes===
An optional attribute (characteristic) identifying how a name was culturally derived for a Person. The most commonly used Origin should be considered when making a
'''Surname Guessing''' choice in the [[Gramps_5.1_Wiki_Manual_Gramps_{{Version manual}}_Wiki_Manual_-_Settings#Display|Display tab of Preferences]].
Custom Origins may be typed in at any time. Pre-defined items of the origin selection menu include:
| <!-- Surname --> Familiennamen
| <!-- Suffix --> Suffix
| <!-- Family nick name --> Family nick nameFamilienspitzname
|-
| [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/German_language German]
* Discussion: [https://sourceforge.net/p/gramps/mailman/message/23504895/ Proposals for additional name fields]
* "[https://www.w3.org/International/questions/qa-personal-names Personal names around the world]" by Richard Ishida, W3C. 2011-08-17
* Creating a display name custom format for exception use. (Example: [https://gramps.discourse.group/t/names-formatting-alias-supporting/3055/2 Royalty, creating and using a "Reign Name" format])
Bug tickets:
* {{bug|0003161}}: please rename "patronymic" to "middle name"
* {{bug|0004598}}: new name format copies patronymic into surname as well as leaving it as a patronymic when importing
* {{bug|0008576}}: Extension to people naming schemes for Asians