Help for the Equivalent Names Report

The GRanDMA database accommodates multiple versions (different spellings or translations) of the same name -- a "family" of names. For example, John, Johann, Hans, Ian and many more are considered to be the same name. When you do a search, you can enter any version of "John", and GMOL will search for all. The same is true of surnames, such as Dyck, Dueck, Dick, van Dyck, etc.

A family of names shares a Reference Code which appears under the name in the Individual Profile together with the GRanDMA Number. The Equivalent Names Report lists those alternate forms.

Learn about Reference Codes: How GMOL Searches With Reference Codes

To get a list of these equivalents, enter any given name or surname or both, and all the members of that family of names will be reported.

The numbers in parentheses are the numbers of occurances of that name in a recent release of the database.