Name Variations

Mark McKenzie_1

In Full Text Search I often have trouble coming up with alternative spellings of Given and Surnames to use as keywords. This Wiki article can be useful as it has some very helpful info

B A Ferrell

I go back to the old Soundex [as I realize I am dating myself] in some cases. Otherwise I list all the variations and look at what will catch the most hits. Here is my most challenging the Llewellyn. I keep this in my research log to use and update. I make use of the minus sign to eliminate names like L*w*-Lowe

Variations

Llewellyn, Flewellen, flewellin, Flewelling, fleuellen, lawallin, lawellin, Lewallen,
llewllan, Lewellen, louallen, lualin, luallen, lueling, luellen

Search l*l*; f*l*, L*w*; F*w*,

Áine.ní.Donnghaile

I also make good use of wildcards. For the names I've been researching regularly, I have a list of variants I have found and pop those in when I don't get good results on a first pass.