# Name synthesis options For the Given Name and Family Name entity types, you can configure: * Whether to treat the same name with different casing as a different value. * Whether to replicate the gender of the original value.

## Differentiating source values by case To treat the same name with different casing as different source values, check I**s Consistency Case Sensitive**. For example, when this is checked, `john` and `John` are treated as different names, and can have different replacement values - `john` might be replaced with `michael`, and `John` might be replaced with `Stephen`. When this is not checked, then john and John are treated as the same source value, and get the same replacement. ## Preserving gender in names To replace source names with a names that have the same gender, check **Preserve Gender**. For example, when this is checked, John might be replaced with Michael, since they are both traditionally male names. However, John would not be replaced with Mary, which is traditionally a female name. --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://docs.tonic.ai/textual/dataset-configure-redaction/textual-datasets-synthesis-options/synthesis-options-for-specific-entity-types/synthesis-name.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.