# Name Type Field - Add Adoptive Name

**URL:** <https://community.rootsmagic.com/t/name-type-field-add-adoptive-name/2799>\
**Category:** RootsMagic\
**Tags:** feature-request, rootsmagic\
**Created:** [December 5, 2021, 2:06am UTC](https://community.rootsmagic.com/t/name-type-field-add-adoptive-name/2799 "2021-12-05T02:06:52Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![kailey47](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/90db22/32.png) [@kailey47](https://community.rootsmagic.com/u/kailey47)\
**Post date:** [December 5, 2021, 2:06am UTC](https://community.rootsmagic.com/t/name-type-field-add-adoptive-name/2799/1 "2021-12-05T02:06:52Z")

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In the name type field under the Name facts, there is a list of name types, like Birth, Maiden etc.

It would be great if we could also have Adopted/Adoptive added to the list.

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**Author:** ![OleSeminole](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/community.rootsmagic.com/oleseminole/32/2498_2.png) [@OleSeminole](https://community.rootsmagic.com/u/OleSeminole)\
**Post date:** [December 5, 2021, 8:44pm UTC](https://community.rootsmagic.com/t/name-type-field-add-adoptive-name/2799/2 "2021-12-05T20:44:46Z")

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When you click on the parents name in the Person screen, you will see the field Relationship to parent that defaults to Birth. You can change the relationship from Birth to Adopted (or another value) if you want that option. .

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**Author:** ![TomH](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/community.rootsmagic.com/tomh/32/30_2.png) [@TomH](https://community.rootsmagic.com/u/TomH)\
**Post date:** [December 6, 2021, 12:21pm UTC](https://community.rootsmagic.com/t/name-type-field-add-adoptive-name/2799/3 "2021-12-06T12:21:10Z")

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Iirc, neither name nor relationship type have effect on anything other than the Edit Person screen. It’s as though they are artifacts from an era of good intentions.

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**Author:** ![kailey47](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/90db22/32.png) [@kailey47](https://community.rootsmagic.com/u/kailey47)\
**Post date:** [January 10, 2022, 6:06am UTC](https://community.rootsmagic.com/t/name-type-field-add-adoptive-name/2799/4 "2022-01-10T06:06:56Z")

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I am aware of the relationship, this was more being able to differentiate easily between the alternative names and why they are entered.

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**Author:** ![kailey47](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/90db22/32.png) [@kailey47](https://community.rootsmagic.com/u/kailey47)\
**Post date:** [January 10, 2022, 6:07am UTC](https://community.rootsmagic.com/t/name-type-field-add-adoptive-name/2799/5 "2022-01-10T06:07:37Z")

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Yes, after paying some more I was disappointed to see this didn’t come through to reports etc. It would be so helpful if it did.