The Master Genealogist (TMG) from Wholly Genes allows for "name variations" as they have called the "tag" that one uses to record this. I use it all the time to record that at x date y was called/named z. You can record any part of the name, or the whole. It allows for one "primary" name, but will index all variations if you chose that setup. It has the same feature for many of the other data tags. Depending upon what reporting you require, these tags will print in date order, so you get a chronological report for all (or some of) the events. I find it a very powerful and flexible piece of kit - and not desperately expensive. And although a US product, there is a UK version. TMG can be seen here http://www.whollygenes.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?screen=TMG Pat Gavin Bell wrote: <[snip]> This bears out my point about "the tail wagging the dog". The software is forcing you to decide that he was called the one thing or the other, when, as you know, he was called both, but at different points in his life. <[snip]>