I have researched the naming information available on Geni, but I didn't find this particular scenario, so I'm hoping some curators will weigh in on this.
In Catholicism, there is a baptismal name and a confirmation name. They are chosen from the names of Saints and they are not a legal name, it's a symbolic name that is part of the Catholic religious doctrine. The baptism name might also be the child's name, but not necessarily.
Where should the baptism and confirmation names appear? Should they be in the first-name field, along with the name that was listed in census records, death certificate and gravestone, or should they appear in the nickname field?
Here is the profile I'm looking for clarification on - Aglae Rose Adelaide Bache
After a merge, which updated the name field with her baptism name, I tried having a discussion with the manager about it, but I didn't get the impression he was open to discussion and then he blocked me.
You'll see in her bio that he states "Aglae is shorthened Aglaide, and Aglaide is a variation of name Adelaide". However, a Google search didn't come up with any connection for Aglae being a known nickname for either Aglaide or Adelaide. Her daughter-in-law is also named Aglae, but I haven't seen anything connecting her to the more formal names mentioned. Aglae is a French female given name, per Wikipedia.
I reached out to a curator and was told it shouldn't be in the name field and that as a manager, I should change it back and if it was changed again (which it was) it should be MPd and the name locked, but the curator wasn't interested in being the one to MP it, since it is not within their scope of interests.
I'm also wondering how having both names in the name field impacts tree matches and smart matches, as well as the use of Smart Copy. If we find her confirmation name, which usually doesn't match the birth name, it's going to be a crowded name field.
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