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Suggestion for sorting algorithm: composite names

JuanZuluaga3
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October 19 edited October 19 in Search

May I suggest an adjustment to the algorithm that sorts the results from a search (and perhaps the hint score)?

In Spanish there are composite given names, like

  • María José and José María (it must be noted that the name María José is given to females, and José María given to males.)
  • Maria Jesús and Jesús Maria. (María Jesús is given to females, Jesús María given to males.)

My suggestion: the algorithm should see them as distant, not as a likely match.

As an example, I was looking for a Maria Jesus Borja. Notice how #3 and #5 are "Jesus María" males. The screenshot does not show that #7, #8 and #9 are also "Jesus Maria".

https://www.familysearch.org/en/search/record/results?count=100&q.anyDate.from=1800&q.anyDate.to=1880&q.anyPlace=Guacar%C3%AD%2C%20Valle%20del%20Cauca%2C%20Colombia&q.givenName=maria%20jesus&q.recordCountry=Colombia&q.surname=borja

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