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Recent questions tagged names
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NAMES genealogy
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2
answers
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Is there a way to bulk correct the spelling of a last name?
asked
Apr 28
in
Policy and Style
by
Connie Wright
G2G1
(
1.9k
points)
blackmore
blakemore
names
lnab
+7
votes
1
answer
82
views
What is the protocol for entering names of early Native Americans?
asked
Apr 27
in
Policy and Style
by
Beverly Benfer
G2G6 Mach 2
(
21.9k
points)
native_americans
names
+4
votes
2
answers
150
views
Name Pronunciation
asked
Apr 10
in
The Tree House
by
Jo Gill
G2G6 Pilot
(
114k
points)
ireland
names
+1
vote
2
answers
135
views
Do we need a broad onomastics category for topics of this type?
asked
Mar 21
in
WikiTree Help
by
Lorraine O'Dell
G2G6 Mach 1
(
18.1k
points)
categorization
names
+7
votes
5
answers
212
views
Sarah as nickname for Sarah?
asked
Mar 17
in
Genealogy Help
by
Christopher Kenney
G2G5
(
5.4k
points)
names
sally
sarah
vermont
+3
votes
1
answer
79
views
Henerie/Henry
asked
Mar 17
in
Policy and Style
by
Michele Cirillo
G2G1
(
1.6k
points)
names
name_fields
spelling
+2
votes
1
answer
82
views
Great Great Grandmother's actual maiden name.
asked
Mar 13
in
Genealogy Help
by
Jim Walter
G2G4
(
4.2k
points)
barbacynzka
robacynska
names
+6
votes
1
answer
318
views
Married person with same last name
asked
Mar 2
in
Genealogy Help
by
Leila Keller
G2G6 Mach 1
(
13.6k
points)
carroll
southern_colonies
last_name
names
surnames
ireland
+5
votes
2
answers
237
views
DNA in Family Trees
asked
Feb 24
in
Genealogy Help
by
Nick Rowland
G2G Crew
(
550
points)
dna
profiles
names
style
y-chromosome
+4
votes
1
answer
123
views
How do i delete a name from my tree
asked
Feb 12
in
Genealogy Help
by
Solomon Goldstein
G2G Rookie
(
280
points)
names
editing
+3
votes
1
answer
95
views
Twins? Or the same person?
asked
Feb 8
in
Genealogy Help
by
Paul Schmehl
G2G6 Mach 4
(
40.9k
points)
johnson
census
names
north_carolina
+1
vote
0
answers
96
views
Irish Project - Are Donoghue and O'Donoghue interchangeable?
asked
Feb 2
in
Genealogy Help
by
Lucy Selvaggio-Diaz
G2G6 Pilot
(
591k
points)
irish_roots
names
+19
votes
7
answers
865
views
Beyond LNAB : Proposal for a new Naming Scheme
asked
Feb 1
in
The Tree House
by
Bernard Vatant
G2G6 Mach 8
(
82.9k
points)
names
naming_conventions
lnab
improvements
name_fields
+4
votes
1
answer
139
views
Changing my last name at birth
asked
Jan 16
in
WikiTree Help
by
Leila Keller
G2G6 Mach 1
(
15.8k
points)
lnab
editing
names
surnames
name_fields
account
+4
votes
1
answer
64
views
How correct a mistake in a name
asked
Jan 6
in
WikiTree Help
by
Elisabeth Masson
G2G Rookie
(
280
points)
names
lnab
editing
+5
votes
2
answers
101
views
Name origins: Lorenzo Dow
asked
Dec 14, 2021
in
Genealogy Help
by
Christopher Kenney
G2G5
(
5.4k
points)
names
naming_conventions
lorenzo_dow
+6
votes
2
answers
172
views
Allow additional characters in names?
asked
Dec 6, 2021
in
Policy and Style
by
Bill Berry
G2G Crew
(
680
points)
data_doctors
names
+3
votes
4
answers
213
views
Help: The same family members spell their surname name differently? Now what?
asked
Dec 4, 2021
in
Genealogy Help
by
David Draper
G2G6
(
6.6k
points)
names
spelling
name_fields
+4
votes
1
answer
139
views
Portuguese Last Names: How best to handle LNABs based on birth records
asked
Nov 28, 2021
in
Policy and Style
by
Tyler Benoit
G2G6
(
8.2k
points)
portugal
azores
names
acadia
data_doctors
style
+9
votes
1
answer
94
views
Gomer as a surname for freed slaves
asked
Nov 24, 2021
in
The Tree House
by
Ellen Smith
G2G Astronaut
(
1.3m
points)
free_people_of_color
black_heritage
gomer
slavery
biblical
names
+4
votes
2
answers
251
views
How can I chaange my actual name for one that doesn't identify me?
asked
Nov 20, 2021
in
WikiTree Help
by
Mary Salcedo
G2G Crew
(
340
points)
anonymous
names
account
+2
votes
2
answers
81
views
Bedelia = Bridget? your thoughts.
asked
Nov 11, 2021
in
Genealogy Help
by
Francis Cook
G2G6
(
7.4k
points)
names
ireland
+4
votes
1
answer
78
views
My mother´s last name varies among the childen. How to proceed?
asked
Nov 5, 2021
in
Genealogy Help
by
Alex Fabiano Aroucho dos Santos
G2G4
(
4.7k
points)
names
name_fields
+4
votes
1
answer
161
views
What is this Swedish given name / surname: Garne? Gamme?
asked
Oct 28, 2021
in
Genealogy Help
by
SJ Baty
G2G Astronaut
(
1.1m
points)
sweden
surnames
names
+23
votes
83
answers
2.0k
views
Question of the Week: What's the strangest surname you've found in your research?
asked
Oct 18, 2021
in
The Tree House
by
Eowyn Walker
G2G Astronaut
(
1.9m
points)
question_of_the_week
greeters
ambassadors
names
+4
votes
2
answers
104
views
What is the proper method of adding a birth name and current name
asked
Oct 8, 2021
in
Policy and Style
by
Christine Parker
G2G Rookie
(
250
points)
names
name_fields
+3
votes
1
answer
39
views
Althier or Alace (Alice?) Weed
asked
Sep 24, 2021
in
Genealogy Help
by
Robert Ward
G2G6 Mach 2
(
21.8k
points)
weed
new_york
pennsylvania
names
name_fields
+2
votes
2
answers
102
views
What's in a name?
asked
Sep 11, 2021
in
The Tree House
by
Jo Gill
G2G6 Pilot
(
114k
points)
handwriting
names
+3
votes
1
answer
94
views
Full Name Changes
asked
Sep 11, 2021
in
WikiTree Help
by
Phillip Wentz
G2G1
(
1.3k
points)
cowan
schneider
names
adoption
+2
votes
1
answer
133
views
Identifying a bride with a nickname who's been previously married (in a biography)
asked
Sep 11, 2021
in
Policy and Style
by
Chuck Biggs
G2G4
(
4.7k
points)
names
+4
votes
2
answers
102
views
Dutch LNAB Ververda? Verwerda?
asked
Aug 17, 2021
in
Genealogy Help
by
Bill Feidt
G2G6 Mach 3
(
33.8k
points)
dutch_roots
dutch
names
+3
votes
0
answers
60
views
Using land sales records for identification in profiling
asked
Jul 18, 2021
in
The Tree House
by
Beulah Cramer
G2G6 Pilot
(
322k
points)
sources
land_records
names
+2
votes
1
answer
87
views
Married and maiden name are the same
asked
Jun 26, 2021
in
The Tree House
by
Beulah Cramer
G2G6 Pilot
(
322k
points)
walters
names
+3
votes
2
answers
112
views
Can Marjory and Elizabeth be used synonymously?
asked
Jun 9, 2021
in
The Tree House
by
Neil Stewart
G2G4
(
4.6k
points)
names
pre-1700
scotland
seaton
duguid
+3
votes
1
answer
54
views
JewishGen webinar about Jewish naming -- FREE (donations requested)
asked
Jun 7, 2021
in
The Tree House
by
Ellen Smith
G2G Astronaut
(
1.3m
points)
jewish_roots
free
webinar
names
+7
votes
3
answers
192
views
Need help with French naming practices
asked
May 28, 2021
in
The Tree House
by
David Randall
G2G6 Mach 7
(
71.7k
points)
notables
naming_conventions
names
denmark
france
nordic
+19
votes
5
answers
306
views
The humorous side of military ''dit'' names
asked
Apr 27, 2021
in
The Tree House
by
Danielle Liard
G2G6 Pilot
(
442k
points)
just_for_fun
quebecois
names
quebec
+45
votes
6
answers
310
views
Please don't add middle names to profiles if you haven't found them in the records.
asked
Mar 23, 2021
in
The Tree House
by
Anonymous Kelts
G2G6 Pilot
(
512k
points)
names
profiles
middle_names
+3
votes
0
answers
38
views
Monty and/or Montagnard
asked
Mar 9, 2021
in
Genealogy Help
by
Josée Bouthillette
G2G6 Mach 1
(
10.7k
points)
caron
monty
names
+5
votes
4
answers
405
views
Challenge of the week: Clean up names
asked
Mar 8, 2021
in
The Tree House
by
Eowyn Walker
G2G Astronaut
(
1.9m
points)
challenges
data_doctors
data_doctors_challenge
names
+9
votes
0
answers
113
views
Suggestion for advanced search
asked
Feb 20, 2021
in
WikiTree Tech
by
Lois Tilton
G2G6 Pilot
(
137k
points)
searches
names
+9
votes
5
answers
193
views
Need advice on preferred naming practices for profile bios
asked
Feb 19, 2021
in
Policy and Style
by
David Randall
G2G6 Mach 7
(
71.7k
points)
notables
names
style
+5
votes
7
answers
189
views
Russian last names?
asked
Feb 14, 2021
in
Genealogy Help
by
David Anderson
G2G4
(
4.7k
points)
names
russian_roots
slavic_roots
russia
+6
votes
2
answers
200
views
777: Unique name in Last Name at Birth
asked
Feb 11, 2021
in
Policy and Style
by
Michael Schindler
G2G6 Mach 1
(
11.7k
points)
data_doctors
names
+3
votes
1
answer
114
views
How can you find out if your ancestors changed there last name
asked
Jan 9, 2021
in
The Tree House
by
Kathy Beard
G2G Crew
(
310
points)
names
surnames
+6
votes
10
answers
379
views
Challenge of the week: Clean up names
asked
Jan 5, 2021
in
The Tree House
by
Eowyn Walker
G2G Astronaut
(
1.9m
points)
data_doctors_challenge
data_doctors
challenges
names
+18
votes
12
answers
411
views
Do you know of any first name or surname variants missing from WikiTree?
asked
Dec 15, 2020
in
WikiTree Tech
by
Jamie Nelson
G2G6 Pilot
(
431k
points)
surnames
names
searches
+7
votes
2
answers
153
views
Is Betsy short for Elizabeth
asked
Dec 12, 2020
in
Genealogy Help
by
Ann-Marie Hamblett
G2G6 Mach 9
(
96.4k
points)
names
+5
votes
3
answers
432
views
What are Wiki Tree rules specific to "dit" names
asked
Nov 21, 2020
in
Policy and Style
by
Debra Messenger
G2G Crew
(
340
points)
quebecois
names
name_fields
naming_conventions
+3
votes
2
answers
99
views
How to select spelling variation of LNAB for a merge when there are no sources?
asked
Nov 2, 2020
in
Policy and Style
by
William Foster
G2G6 Pilot
(
110k
points)
names
lnab
allison
ellison
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