Hi Helene, In Legacy, type the given names as: Harry Oskar "Hasse" ...and then you have options in reporting to name him by the nickname, or remove it from the report, as you please. For Herbert, I would enter his given names as: Geoffrey Herbert "Herbert" ... this makes it clear that he was generally known as Herbert, and that it was also a part of his proper name. As with Harry/Hasse, when you run reports you have options as to how his name will appear. Hope this helps. :-) Kind Regards, Wendy ***Please reply to the list*** Helene Godfrey said the following on 14/06/2014 16:24: > Hi all, > I am using Legasy 7, > How would I best show the name the person was known as > My dad was named Harry Oskar NORLIN, but everyone called him Hasse NORLIN. > also one reative was named Geoffrey Herbert GODFREY, he was called Herbert GODFREY. > Thanks Helene

I use legacy 7 which has an "aka" option Happy hunting. Bill