Question

G2G: How come Male middle names are handled differently from Female middle names?

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Please clarify what you mean by "handled differently".  Thank you.

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Could you give some examples?

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They aren't. Example: Donna Marie Edmonston... Married: John P Vickery III. Donna's name now becomes Donna Marie (Edmonston) Vickery. Or Donna Marie Vickery formerly Edmonston.

 In Latino / Mexico / Spanish-Speaking culture it is different, here is an explanation of that: http://latijam.jomc.unc.edu/latijam/?p=1339 .

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On the female middle name or inital it shows up in the compiled version.  On the male middle name it never shows up in the compiled version.  I have seen this repeatly thru out  the only way I can get the male name to show is to add it to the preferred name field. Try it You will see.

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Example: It has nothing to do with the maiden name.  I am talking about the middle name.

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Please post some profiles to show what you mean.

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Yes, we understand it's about middle names.  When we ask for examples, we mean specific profiles where you see male and female middle names handled differently.  Such as this example of a male and a female where they aren't handled differently:

Harriet Catherine Bandy -- http://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Bandy-361 and

Bluford Wilson Bandy -- http://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Bandy-23

I can't see a difference in how the middle names show up.  Neither one has the middle name in the preferred name field.

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Norman, you referred to the compiled version. Which/what "compiled" version are you talking about?

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Dodge-1356 and then the son Earnest

I think this is what he means if others want to look

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To emphasize the first name, set

Preferred Name = Proper Name = first name

Middle Name = middle name

   To emphasize both names, set

Preferred Name = Proper Name = both names

Middle Name = blank

   To emphasize the middle name, best you can do is

Proper Name = both names

Preferred Name = middle name

Middle Name = blank.

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RJ, for some reason I started singing Billy Joe MacAllister jumped off the Tallahatchie Bridge.

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I would  gladly show you examples but something has happened And it is no longer happening.  Now things are working properly. Some one changed things.

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OK I found one My self My Middle name does not show at the top of the
saved page Dodge-1352

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Privacy settings are an issue.  They affect the treatment of the Middle Name field.  They may also affect the use of Proper versus Preferred, I can't remember.

Answer 1

If you enter a middle name in the primary or preferred name field, instead of the middle name field, it will display differently (incorrectly).