What is "Yomi name"?

Brian Tillman [Outlook MVP 2007-2019] 25,920 Reputation points
2012-08-20T20:26:02+00:00

I'm trying to add a contact.  If I click on the plus sign below the "First name", "Last name", and "Company" field, I see a pop-up whose first two entries, "Yomi name" and "Yomi company" don't mean anything to me.  Here's a picture:

What the heck does that mean?

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Anonymous
2012-09-06T20:38:39+00:00

Hi Brian,

Yomi name and Yomi company name are fields for entering the phonetic equivalent for Japanese names. In Japan, there is commonly a Furigana equivalent for the Kanji name that is used for sorting and searching.

HTH,

Stacey

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  1. Anonymous
    2014-05-14T21:17:36+00:00

    Thanks for the feedback. We have plans to move these terms down to the bottom of the box (in Japan, they'll be shown on screen by default), so that should help people realize that it's OK if they don't understand the term.

    Again, while the terms are confusing for people who are unfamiliar with them, we think the benefit of supporting this functionality, and its consistency with the EAS schema (and therefore other EAS clients) outweighs the confusion, since you can simply ignore them, and most people will not click "+ Name" on a regular basis unless they're looking for a special field.

    Stacey

    Why not add an options in the contacts and mail settings that allows users to setup user specific languages, and then make options available to users of mail and contacts that allow them to CHOOSE the fields they want to see when using all of the various fields that microsoft has available?  Just a thought, but why don't we allow people to choose what they want to see instead of making them look at things they don't ever use?

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  2. Anonymous
    2014-07-06T04:48:44+00:00

    http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/outlook\_com/forum/opeople-ocontacts/what-is-yomi-name/41d79dbb-8328-41e2-a007-2515ded8f495?rtAction=1404621904713

    "Come on, Brian. How would you suggest they do it? Dutch people commonly have a given name and a different name they actually use. 90% of Icelanders have no last name and their telephone directory is listed in alphabetical order of first names. My address in England has neither City nor State."

    Yes I expect these things to be language specific.

    And if they aren't then Microsoft needs to cease and desist from discriminating.

    And that souldl mean listing not just Yomi, but the Dutch, the Icelandic, etc. names.

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  3. Anonymous
    2014-07-06T04:52:15+00:00

    Darn it,  I accidentally reported the wrong post for abuse.  Moderator, it isn't this post it is the one up top by Firedog.

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  4. Anonymous
    2014-09-02T17:27:41+00:00

    I would just like to say thank you to Stacey Hanson for explaining so clearly what the Yomi Name was for. 

    And I would like to add that, though I agree they should not be listed at the top of the list, I have found that both Outlook and Gmail (and most likely other email applications) have the Yomi fields, so I just ignore them and use the fields I need.  Why can't we all just get along?

    Stacey, your clarification and patience is appreciated.

    Mel

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