Yes, that's an option too, Bill. Still the same in Legacy v8. :-) You have choices here, and which is the right one depends on what you want as an outcome. Using the nickname feature (putting the "known as" name in quote in the Given names field) gives you options when reporting to use it or drop it as you wish, namely "Use quoted names for narratives" and "Remove quoted names". Putting a name in the AKA (also known as) field gives you different options when reporting. It also gives you the ability to have that name appear as a separate entry in the Name List (if you have Include Alternate Names selected in the Options there). My personal choice - which may or may not suit others - is to put a nickname in the Given name field along with the name given at birth (or the name I've found, if not from a birth record) as I demonstrated in my earlier post. If I find significant changes in the name elsewhere, I'll enter an AKA as well. I don't usually enter a nickname as an AKA, unless I find that person used it in place of their full name in records. But that's my choice, not necessarily right or wrong for someone else's database. Hope this helps. :-) Kind Regards, Wendy ***Please reply to the list*** bill girling said the following on 15/06/2014 09:15: > I use legacy 7 which has an "aka" option Happy hunting. Bill > >