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| − | ==Informal, Formal and Official names: Nicknames and Call names==
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| − | People are often known familiarly and informally by a name different from and often shorter than the official names they were given at birth: a Nickname.
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| − | Among the formal forenames given at birth some cultures pick out a particular one to use for official and normal public use: the Call Name. (Think of it as analogous to the ancient idea that a person's public name is not his 'real' secret name, knowledge of which would give power over him to others). One of the formal given birth forenames is taken (typically *not* the first) as the Call Name: it is an official name frequently underlined in official documents. The concept is common in Northern Europe; the call name is often a saint's name or that of an honoured relative; or the first name may be the 'spiritual' name, while the call name is a secular one. There are contrasting views on whether a shortened form of a person's name can also be a call name; some consider that to be a nickname; as an additional complication, for example in Sweden, the (official) call name may be a name that is different from any of the forenames given at birth.
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| − | ===Handling nicknames and call names in Gramps===
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| − | Call names can be entered directly in the Person Editor window
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| − | Nicknames can be handled in two ways; either as a new name type: Add Name, overwrite 'Birth Name' with 'Nickname' in the name Type;
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| − | or as a new Attribute
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| − | ===Changing Names===
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| − | The Names tag on the Person Editor allows name changes to be recorded; the Type submenu on the Person Editor also offers 'Also Known As' and 'Married Name' alternatives.
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| − | The Preferred Name can be changed by selecting an alternative name and
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| − | right-clicking; then selecting 'Set as default name'
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| − | === Return to The People View ===
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| − | You may return to the [[Gramps_3.0_Wiki_Manual_-_Main_Window#People_View | People View ]] in the manual. It has a link that refers to this page. [[User:OldAl|Al]] 06:32, 26 August 2008 (EDT)
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