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=== WikiTree ===
The GEDCOM generated by the [https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Special:DownloadGedcom Special:DownloadGedcom] WikiTree application has a very US-centric dialect of the format. Importing WikiTree GEDCOMs into many programs tends to lose some Name data for individuals.
Their database repeats the <code>NAME</code> data incorrectly parsed into a <code>GIVN</code>, <code>_PGVN</code>, <code>_MIDN</code>, <code>SURN</code> (Given incorrectly deprived of the "middle name", an occasional custom "preferred given name", a mandatory custom "middle name" field, and Surname). This conflicts with the GEDCOM standard form for the <code>GIVN</code> data. Although Gramps does have a "Call name" (exported as <code>_rufname</code>) that could correspond to the <code>_PGVN</code> (if WikiTree enforced any rules), it does not have the American-centric separate Middle Name. The <code>_PGVN</code> is more similar to the <code>NICK</code> tag. Thus, it is better to force the import to ignore the mangled <code>GIVN</code> (by re-naming it to <code>_GIVN</code>) and let it re-parse the <code>NAME</code> field correctly.
