Review existing extensions, such as _RUFNAME

[hartenthaler]

The GEDCOM-L group discussed the NAME tag at https://wiki.genealogy.net/GEDCOM/NAME-Tag (in German). This discussion was not finalized.

There is information about _RUFNAME at

• https://wiki.genealogy.net/GEDCOM/NAME-Tag#Vereinbarung_zu_Rufnamen
• https://wiki.genealogy.net/GEDCOM/NAME-Tag#Behandlung_von_Rufnamen
• https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rufname_(Deutschland) (German Wikipedia)
  _RUFNAME is finally defined in the GEDCOM-L addendum: https://genealogy.net/GEDCOM/

There are many more user-defined GEDCOM "name" tags (see https://wiki.genealogy.net/GEDCOM/_Nutzerdef-Tag):

• _ADPN | INDI.NAME | 0 |   | Adopted name |   | BKW6, PAF5
• _AKA | NAME |   |   | auch bekannt alsalso known as | als Ersatz für Programme, die keine Mehrfachnamen verarbeitenas replacement for programs not accepting multiple NAMEs | Stammbaumdrucker, GenPlus, FTB, PAF, AQ3, WebT
• _AKAN | INDI.NAME | 0 |   | Also known as |   | BKW6, PAF5
• _BIRN | INDI.NAME | 0 |   | Birth name |   | BKW6, PAF5
• _CALL | INDI.NAME | 0 |   | Called (name) |   | BKW6+
• _CENN | INDI.NAME | 0 |   | Census name |   | BKW6
• _CURN | INDI.NAME | 0 |   | Current name |   | BKW6, PAF5
• _FARN | INDI.NAME | 0 |   | Farm name |   | BKW6, PAF5
• _FKAN | INDI.NAME | 0 |   | Formal name |   | BKW6
• _FRKA | INDI.NAME | 0 |   | Formerly known as |   | BKW6+
• _GERN | INDI.NAME | 0 |   | German name, Rufname |   | BKW6, PAF5
• _HEBN | INDI.NAME | 0 |   | Hebrew name |   | BKW6
• _HEIRATNAME | INDI | 0 |   | HeiratsnameName after marriage |   | AF2000
• _HNM | INDI.NAME | 0 |   | Hebrew name |   | BKW6, WebT
• _INDG | INDI.NAME | 0 |   | Indigenous (name) |   | BKW6+, Familienbuch 6.0
• _INDN | INDI.NAME | 0 |   | Indian name |   | BKW6
• _LNCH | INDI.NAME | 0 |   | Legal name change |   | BKW6+
• _MARN | INDI.NAME | 0 |   | Married name |   | BKW6
• _MARNM | INDI.NAME | 0 |   | Used for married name |   | BKW6+, AQ3, PAF5, Stammbaumdrucker, FTB, WebT, Ahnenblatt
• _MARRNAME | FAM | 0 |   | Ehename eines der Partner (Vor- und Nachnamen) | Verwendung wie INDI.NAME, also mit SubTags GIVN und SURN, Bezug zu HUSB oder WIFE dadurch, dass direkt im Anschluss zu diesen Tags genannt | Leg
• _MARRNAMEHUSB |   |   |   | Ehename des Ehemannes |   | Familienbuch
• _MARRNAMEWIFE |   |   |   | Ehename der Ehefrau |   | Familienbuch
• _NAM | HUSB,WIFE |   |   | Ehenamen des Mannes oder der Frau |   | GES2000 V.2010
• _NAME | ADDR | + | ADDR A3 | Used for name in the address group, postal name |   | FO, PAF5, Leg, GenPlus, WebT
• _NAMM |   |   |   |   |   | GES-W-2010 Aug 2012, Stammbaumdrucker
• _NAMS | INDI | 0 |   | Namesake (godparent), Namensvetter |   | FTM201x, WebT
• _NAMW |   |   |   |   |   | GES-W-2010 Aug 2012, Stammbaumdrucker
• _OTHN | INDI.NAME | 0 |   | Other name |   | BKW6
• _RELN | INDI.NAME | 0 |   | Religious name |   | BKW6
• _RUFNAME | INDI.NAME. | + | NAME Ruf.B2 | Rufname (in offiziellen deutschen Dokumenten der Vorname der unterstichen wurde)common used given names, underlined in official German documents |   | Familienbande, Stammbaumdrucker, Familienbuch, GDO, GenPlus, GHome, AGES!, PCA, Bro-Keeper, Ahnenblatt, WebT
• _SHON | INDI.NAME | 0 |   | Short name |   | BKW6
• _SLDN | INDI.NAME | 0 |   | Soldier name |   | BKW6
• _SURN | INDI |   |   | Sippenname |   | GES2000 V.2010

There are some user-defined GEDCOM name tags that do not start with an _ (as they should):

• AKA | also known as | FO, FTM, Leg, PAF4
• NAMG | Naming | Gen
• NAMM | Name ??? | Reu
• NAMR | Religious Name | FTW5, Gen, Reu
• NAMS | Name Sake | FO, TMG, Reu
• NOTRY | Name des Notars - Ehevertrag, Testament | USM6
• RINI | Name der Person, die Info in Quelle gefunden hat | USM6
• UGNM | Rufname | USM6

[WGroleau]

I don't know whether anyone has created an extension for French "dit" names, e.g., Hercule Grandchamp dit Cornelier. But that's something that deserves some kind of support.