Private User, Private User. I can help you standardize the names, as soon as the errant profiles are expunged. Given recent changes made by Geni on editing rights of non-PROs, I would like to extend my assistance to those who are working on Filipino public profiles.
Filipino naming conventions are straightforward with some exceptions. Let me know if you think of others ...
...Except for women's names. It is a standard to use maiden names. Adding the married name into the a woman's name (hyphenation) poses complications when she marries multiple times. When the father's name is moved to the "Middle Name" field, we run the risk of "losing" her mother's maiden name. Geni added the "Maiden Name" field only to accommodate the needs of researchers working on profiles from earlier generations or unique localities, where the mother's surname is not the middle name (not the case for us) and is a clue to the person's origins. Personally, I do not use this field because it messes up my records when I download a tree into a local gedcom file.
... Except for male suffixes. There is a field for suffix; but I prefer to differentiate using the mother's maiden name.
... Except for nicknames. I admit, this can come in handy when differentiating Sr. vs Jr. vs. III etc. Officially this should go into the "Nickname" field. Now, I add this as part of the "Display" field.
... Except for the titles. Some folks like adding "Don" and "Dona". While the prefix ceased to have titular meaning in the Philippines by about the 1700s in the Philippines, I guess people like the allusions to social prominence. :D
... Except for those using Spanish naming conventions. As you know the middle name comes after the "y", but I still see that merged with the surname. This also makes merging difficult.
The "Display" field has worked as a perfect solution for some of my naming difficulties. I use standard naming conventions on the actual profiles; but I accommodate personal preferences in naming by using that field.
