Names entered in Unicode characters.

Question

Large Iranian family of about 400 names going back 10 generations.

Can I enter the first name and family name in Farsi characters ?

Are there any ramifications for later search or tree display ?

Answer 1

Current WikiTree style guide is to use the language and script local to the people involved. This applies to both names and locations. I would, however, include a Latinized version of the name, perhaps in the Other Name field.

Comments

Thanks for your suggestion. I will enter a Latinized version of first and last name in the corresponding Other Name field.

Answer 2

Thanks for asking. We need more international participation.

As Helmut indicated, the names should be entered with Farsi. Storing and displaying the characters should not be a problem. I'm not entirely sure about searching and matching. There could be some problems in that area that we need to work out.