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What should I do with two different preferred names?

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If a person has two preferred names, in my case for example Bonifaes and Boon, and the two names are variants of each other, how should I fill in the first name bars in wikitree?
WikiTree profile: Boon Pietersz
in Policy and Style by Liam Tran G2G1 (1.9k points)

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I would leave the Bonifaes as the first name as you have done, and then place the Boon in the preferred name box.
by Robynne Lozier G2G6 Pilot (941k points)

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