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Recent questions tagged names
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NAMES genealogy
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How can I go about finding a name change record? Or proof of a name change?
asked
Apr 9
in
Genealogy Help
by
Zacchary David
G2G2
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3.0k
points)
davini
birth_records
names
italy
united_states
wikitree_challenge
+6
votes
1
answer
107
views
Surnames & Spellings
asked
Mar 25
in
Policy and Style
by
Ron Smith
G2G Crew
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340
points)
name_fields
names
+4
votes
3
answers
149
views
2 people ID same
asked
Mar 15
in
WikiTree Help
by
CJ Pierson
G2G1
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1.4k
points)
names
+2
votes
0
answers
32
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Comments on Johannes Freymayer
asked
Jan 31
in
Genealogy Help
by
Linda Crannell
G2G6 Mach 2
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21.8k
points)
freymayer
palatine_migration
names
+10
votes
2
answers
199
views
What is the policy on latin names in IRELAND baptism records?
asked
Jan 5
in
Policy and Style
by
GM Garrettson
G2G6 Mach 3
(
34.7k
points)
ireland
irish_roots
names
latin
egan
+5
votes
1
answer
222
views
What is the proper placement of 2 married names
asked
Jan 5
in
WikiTree Help
by
Kent Smith
G2G6 Mach 1
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13.9k
points)
name_fields
names
+4
votes
1
answer
76
views
Please advise the correct last name for Tolverson-1?
asked
Jan 4
in
WikiTree Help
by
Bev Spreeman
G2G6 Mach 3
(
35.5k
points)
danish
names
tolverson
+3
votes
0
answers
73
views
Meir or Michael
asked
Dec 23, 2023
in
Genealogy Help
by
Emily Oldfield
G2G Rookie
(
220
points)
davis
names
+7
votes
1
answer
160
views
Policy on "correcting" LNAB on New Netherland profiles
asked
Dec 18, 2023
in
Genealogy Help
by
GM Garrettson
G2G6 Mach 3
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34.7k
points)
new_netherland
names
pre-1700
lnab
new_jersey
+6
votes
1
answer
158
views
Question about Christoph Adam Embich
asked
Dec 8, 2023
in
Genealogy Help
by
Anonymous Investigator
G2G Crew
(
310
points)
names
germany
+8
votes
1
answer
138
views
Old German Name Issue
asked
Nov 1, 2023
in
Genealogy Help
by
BB Sahm
G2G6 Mach 3
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31.3k
points)
germany
names
moselle
+7
votes
1
answer
178
views
How do I deal with religious / religious order names?
asked
Sep 10, 2023
in
Policy and Style
by
Heike Blumreiter
G2G6 Mach 4
(
44.8k
points)
religion
names
name_change
name_fields
+5
votes
6
answers
457
views
At what point in time did people in Europe start using middle names?
asked
Aug 26, 2023
in
The Tree House
by
Marion Ceruti
G2G6 Pilot
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359k
points)
middle_name
names
name_fields
+7
votes
1
answer
199
views
Which name do I used on a Native American profile?
asked
Aug 23, 2023
in
Policy and Style
by
Noa-Charles Heermans
G2G3
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3.3k
points)
native_americans
hopi
arizona
names
name_fields
+4
votes
2
answers
218
views
Descendants of Paul "Hus" / Hue et al.?
asked
Aug 22, 2023
in
Policy and Style
by
Tyler Benoit
G2G6 Mach 1
(
11.0k
points)
france
quebecois
names
surnames
hus
+7
votes
2
answers
289
views
Use of Marie as a first name in Quebec?
asked
Aug 21, 2023
in
The Tree House
by
Nancy Harris
G2G6 Mach 1
(
12.5k
points)
quebecois
marie
names
quebec
first_name
+2
votes
1
answer
134
views
How to resolve a misspell through the years
asked
Jul 23, 2023
in
Genealogy Help
by
Nita Lynch
G2G Rookie
(
190
points)
names
birth_records
errors
+4
votes
2
answers
156
views
Should I substiture "John" for "Johann?"
asked
Jul 11, 2023
in
WikiTree Help
by
Nancy Scharding
G2G1
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1.9k
points)
names
name_fields
+5
votes
1
answer
238
views
How to deal with a person who has two names?
asked
Jul 3, 2023
in
WikiTree Help
by
Liza Gervais
G2G6 Pilot
(
391k
points)
names
name_fields
name_change
+4
votes
2
answers
192
views
In sourcing Finnish I have encountered names like Ala-Rautia, what is the significance of the Ala?
asked
Jun 28, 2023
in
Genealogy Help
by
Norm Lindquist
G2G6 Mach 7
(
74.9k
points)
finnish
mordic
names
+6
votes
2
answers
175
views
Best Practices for Recording Transgender Relatives
asked
Jun 23, 2023
in
WikiTree Help
by
Danielle Gemperline
G2G2
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2.2k
points)
names
gender
+7
votes
1
answer
173
views
How many same-named couples are there among your relatives?
asked
Jun 8, 2023
in
The Tree House
by
J Palotay
G2G6 Mach 8
(
87.3k
points)
just_for_fun
names
+11
votes
3
answers
279
views
How best to record a change in middle name over someones life time
asked
Jun 6, 2023
in
Policy and Style
by
Lucy McMullen
G2G Crew
(
770
points)
categorization
names
middle_name
+6
votes
1
answer
265
views
Meaning of "Case" as a middle name?
asked
May 26, 2023
in
Genealogy Help
by
Kimberly Ryan
G2G3
(
3.2k
points)
names
case
base
illegitimate
+10
votes
2
answers
261
views
I'm not sure what to do with the Unique Name suggestions I've received.
asked
May 17, 2023
in
WikiTree Help
by
Lorraine O'Dell
G2G6 Mach 4
(
42.1k
points)
data_doctors
uncertain
names
+3
votes
2
answers
123
views
Fulk or Foulques
asked
May 16, 2023
in
Genealogy Help
by
David Kearns
G2G5
(
5.4k
points)
fulk
foulques
names
+8
votes
5
answers
325
views
What are the boundary conditions for assuming that an unusual name is a misspelling of the common form?
asked
May 10, 2023
in
Policy and Style
by
Patrick Chadwick
G2G6 Mach 1
(
13.4k
points)
names
name_fields
lnab
scotland
+7
votes
2
answers
283
views
Should labels "Proper" and "Preferred" first names be changed?
asked
May 7, 2023
in
Policy and Style
by
Gaile Connolly
G2G Astronaut
(
1.2m
points)
improvements
name_fields
names
+3
votes
0
answers
174
views
Variations on a surname
asked
Apr 13, 2023
in
The Tree House
by
Sheila Whittle-Bruce
G2G Crew
(
770
points)
bonus
bonehouse
conibur
conibear
names
variations
+10
votes
2
answers
171
views
Pronouncing Welch Names
asked
Mar 28, 2023
in
The Tree House
by
Judy Bramlage
G2G6 Pilot
(
213k
points)
welsh
names
wales
+8
votes
3
answers
278
views
Are Wikitreers knowledgeable about German names and their proper spellings?
asked
Mar 19, 2023
in
Policy and Style
by
Living Criddington
G2G6
(
8.1k
points)
german
spelling
names
+4
votes
2
answers
104
views
Blackmore Lee - middle name or hyphenated ?
asked
Mar 19, 2023
in
The Tree House
by
Paul Castelow
G2G Crew
(
370
points)
names
blackmore
lee
+5
votes
3
answers
207
views
I need help with a man's name
asked
Mar 16, 2023
in
Genealogy Help
by
Paul Schmehl
G2G6 Pilot
(
148k
points)
names
records
genealogy
new_jersey
kellinghausen
+5
votes
5
answers
299
views
Would it be likely for a German given name such as Dietrich or Diederich to be anglicized to Peter?
asked
Feb 27, 2023
in
Genealogy Help
by
Jim McGuire
G2G3
(
3.1k
points)
names
germany
+12
votes
6
answers
530
views
Current Last Name guidance needed for early indigenous people
asked
Feb 14, 2023
in
Policy and Style
by
Cindy Cooper
G2G6 Pilot
(
330k
points)
names
acadia
quebec
native_americans
first_peoples
+6
votes
2
answers
438
views
Adolph Hitler? No Profile?
asked
Feb 11, 2023
in
The Tree House
by
David Draper
G2G Astronaut
(
3.6m
points)
hitler
notables
searches
names
germany
+12
votes
11
answers
450
views
More curiosity than genealogy need
asked
Jan 27, 2023
in
The Tree House
by
Shirley Dalton
G2G6 Pilot
(
533k
points)
webb
england
names
+7
votes
0
answers
186
views
How do you record last names when spellings change constantly?
asked
Jan 27, 2023
in
The Tree House
by
Clint Meyers
G2G Crew
(
340
points)
names
name_fields
policy
+10
votes
2
answers
323
views
How often do the name variants get updated on Wikitree?
asked
Jan 17, 2023
in
WikiTree Tech
by
Sven Elbert
G2G6 Mach 6
(
69.9k
points)
improvements
surnames
names
+6
votes
6
answers
399
views
Children with same names
asked
Jan 2, 2023
in
The Tree House
by
Alice Campanella
G2G6
(
7.6k
points)
names
+3
votes
1
answer
208
views
Origin of the name "Fiona"
asked
Dec 7, 2022
in
The Tree House
by
Nancy Freeman
G2G6 Mach 3
(
36.8k
points)
scotland
fiona
names
+20
votes
4
answers
399
views
Can we change "First Name" and "Last Name" to the more proper "Given Name" and "Surname"?
asked
Dec 7, 2022
in
Policy and Style
by
Peter Cox
G2G Crew
(
780
points)
improvements
names
terminology
+6
votes
5
answers
348
views
What's in a name?
asked
Dec 6, 2022
in
The Tree House
by
K Smith
G2G6 Pilot
(
369k
points)
names
customs
given_names
middle_names
+14
votes
4
answers
401
views
Are you looking for old genealogy books?
asked
Nov 20, 2022
in
WikiTree Help
by
Jennifer Fulk
G2G6 Mach 5
(
60.0k
points)
help
tips
research_assistance
names
one_name_studies
jones
+4
votes
3
answers
229
views
German names with C or K?
asked
Nov 15, 2022
in
The Tree House
by
Kathy Webster
G2G6 Mach 1
(
13.9k
points)
german
names
surnames
+22
votes
6
answers
452
views
I'm trying to wrap my head around slavery
asked
Nov 6, 2022
in
The Tree House
by
Paul Schmehl
G2G6 Pilot
(
148k
points)
slavery
wills
genealogy
names
surnames
+7
votes
1
answer
275
views
Legal vs. Family Name?
asked
Nov 3, 2022
in
Policy and Style
by
Erich Muschinske
G2G6
(
6.2k
points)
lnab
names
name_fields
indonesia
+13
votes
7
answers
594
views
Proper Prefix for Nuns
asked
Oct 28, 2022
in
Policy and Style
by
Sheila Tidwell
G2G6 Mach 6
(
62.7k
points)
names
data_doctors
db_warning_713
prefix
suffix
ales
+6
votes
3
answers
196
views
List of Sligo surnames from 1700s?
asked
Oct 12, 2022
in
WikiTree Help
by
Tiah Balcer
G2G6 Mach 1
(
13.2k
points)
searches
names
dates
locations
wikitree_plus
+8
votes
2
answers
257
views
Colonial era names of children whose mother died giving birth?
asked
Oct 9, 2022
in
The Tree House
by
Tiah Balcer
G2G6 Mach 1
(
13.2k
points)
names
customs
colonial_america
maternal_death
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