Faces confused when names similar

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Faces confused when names similar

Has anyone had issues with Faces in Photos getting confused when names are similar. My sister-in-law and I have the same name. So I add an initial when labeling her face. This hasn't been a problem until some recent release. Now Photos is confusing us. I have gone in and changed her name to be something that isn't similar to mine and everything works fine. It seems to be when names are similar or include the same words that Photos is confused. I was curious if anyone else has experienced this,

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MacBook Pro (2020 and later)

Posted on Feb 15, 2022 10:26 AM

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léonie

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Feb 25, 2022 9:32 AM in response to bunster12

Did you also disable "Prefer Nick Names"? With the preferences below, all names shown in Photos are the full names.

You could try to assign the names to the Scotts people albums again after changing the preferences and restarting the Mac.

For me it is working since macOS 12 Monterey.

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Feb 24, 2022 4:35 PM in response to bunster12

I'm actually seeing this with other things. I have 3 different people with the first name of Scott. One of them is a favorite and in my contacts. The other 2 are just people I know, but not a favorite and not in my contacts. When I do a smart album for anyone that is "Scott" (the one face that is in my contact as Photos seems to remove last names when linked to a contact), I'm getting pics of all 3 Scotts and not just the "Scott" I want. Has anyone else had this happen? Any suggestions on how to make it work properly?

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bunster12 Author

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Feb 27, 2022 9:02 AM in response to léonie

Thank you. I unchecked prefer nicknames, restarted photos and it seems to have solved my problem once I go back in and adjust my smart albums. Thank you for your help. It seems like a bug to me since preferring nicknames is the default, but I am SO THANKFUL that you provided a good work around!!

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léonie

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Feb 24, 2022 11:11 PM in response to bunster12

Set the preferences in Contacts to always show the full name and not a short name. Then Photos will also show the full names.

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bunster12 Author

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Feb 25, 2022 8:47 AM in response to léonie

Thanks for the response. However, I have tried that and it didn't help. "Scott" is still what shows up in Photos for the person that's in my contacts.

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léonie

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Feb 27, 2022 11:29 AM in response to bunster12

You're welcome 😊

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