[Gramps-devel] Patronymic, matronymic, and other name types

[Don A. <don...@co...>]

Now that we have the 1.1.1 development release out, I think we have the 
date issue somewhat under control. We still have more work to go there 
to handle all the locale issues, but I think we are on the right track.

The next issue that probably needs to be tackled is Names. Right now, we 
do a fairly decent job of handling western European and North American 
names. However, this is not the full extent. We need to:

1) Identify name types that we need to support
2) Identify what type of support is needed.

I know that one of the major issues we have is in the handling of 
patronymic and matronymic names. From what I can tell, how they are 
handled may be different between locations. Could someone provide an 
overview of what we need here?

I'm also aware that some cultures list the surname first. Instead of the 
western method of using Given_name Surname, a name may be listed as 
Surname Given_name. Can someone provide more information on these name 
types?

Thanks.

Don