# Problems with author name

**URL:** <https://discourse.jabref.org/t/problems-with-author-name/186>\
**Category:** Help\
**Created:** [September 2, 2016, 8:20am UTC](https://discourse.jabref.org/t/problems-with-author-name/186 "2016-09-02T08:20:48Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Hugo\_Da\_Vari](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e495f1/32.png) [@Hugo\_Da\_Vari](https://discourse.jabref.org/u/Hugo_Da_Vari)\
**Post date:** [September 2, 2016, 8:20am UTC](https://discourse.jabref.org/t/problems-with-author-name/186/1 "2016-09-02T08:20:48Z")

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Dear community,

I want to cite an author with two words in his last name. His name is similar to this one:

Hugo Da Vari

with “Da Vari” being his last name. My problem is that Jabref identifies “Da” as a second FIRST name. If I write “da” instead of “Da” it works, because Jabref identifies “da” as a title that belongs to the last name. But “da” is not correct! It should be “Da”.

What can I do?

Thank you so much!

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**Author:** ![stefan-kolb](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/discourse.jabref.org/stefan-kolb/32/4_2.png) [@stefan-kolb](https://discourse.jabref.org/u/stefan-kolb)\
**Post date:** [September 2, 2016, 9:03am UTC](https://discourse.jabref.org/t/problems-with-author-name/186/2 "2016-09-02T09:03:15Z")

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Have you tried to use Da Vari, Hugo and …

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**Author:** ![Hugo\_Da\_Vari](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e495f1/32.png) [@Hugo\_Da\_Vari](https://discourse.jabref.org/u/Hugo_Da_Vari)\
**Post date:** [September 2, 2016, 9:15am UTC](https://discourse.jabref.org/t/problems-with-author-name/186/3 "2016-09-02T09:15:44Z")

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Thank you stefan-kolb!!! You have solved my problem!