diff --git a/po/fr.po b/po/fr.po
index f9ad3787a..9ca5300bc 100644
--- a/po/fr.po
+++ b/po/fr.po
@@ -8582,8 +8582,8 @@ msgid "_Forward"
 msgstr "_Suivant"
 
 #: ../src/gui/views/navigationview.py:292
-msgid "Go to the next person in the history"
-msgstr "Aller à l'individu suivant dans l'historique"
+msgid "Go to the next object in the history"
+msgstr "Aller à l'objet suivant dans l'historique"
 
 #: ../src/gui/views/navigationview.py:299
 #: ../src/plugins/view/htmlrenderer.py:644
@@ -8591,8 +8591,8 @@ msgid "_Back"
 msgstr "_Précédent"
 
 #: ../src/gui/views/navigationview.py:300
-msgid "Go to the previous person in the history"
-msgstr "Aller à l'individu précédent dans l'historique"
+msgid "Go to the previous object in the history"
+msgstr "Aller à l'objet précédent dans l'historique"
 
 #: ../src/gui/views/navigationview.py:304
 msgid "_Home"
diff --git a/po/gramps.pot b/po/gramps.pot
index 2ded98170..097cfb122 100644
--- a/po/gramps.pot
+++ b/po/gramps.pot
@@ -7703,7 +7703,7 @@ msgid "_Forward"
 msgstr ""
 
 #: ../src/gui/views/navigationview.py:292
-msgid "Go to the next person in the history"
+msgid "Go to the next object in the history"
 msgstr ""
 
 #: ../src/gui/views/navigationview.py:299
@@ -7712,7 +7712,7 @@ msgid "_Back"
 msgstr ""
 
 #: ../src/gui/views/navigationview.py:300
-msgid "Go to the previous person in the history"
+msgid "Go to the previous object in the history"
 msgstr ""
 
 #: ../src/gui/views/navigationview.py:304
diff --git a/src/gui/views/navigationview.py b/src/gui/views/navigationview.py
index 27b9fd5be..c2404da21 100644
--- a/src/gui/views/navigationview.py
+++ b/src/gui/views/navigationview.py
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ class NavigationView(PageView):
         self.fwd_action = gtk.ActionGroup(self.title + '/Forward')
         self.fwd_action.add_actions([
             ('Forward', gtk.STOCK_GO_FORWARD, _("_Forward"), 
-             "%sRight" % mod_key(), _("Go to the next person in the history"), 
+             "%sRight" % mod_key(), _("Go to the next object in the history"), 
              self.fwd_clicked)
             ])
 
@@ -297,7 +297,7 @@ class NavigationView(PageView):
         self.back_action = gtk.ActionGroup(self.title + '/Backward')
         self.back_action.add_actions([
             ('Back', gtk.STOCK_GO_BACK, _("_Back"), 
-             "%sLeft" % mod_key(), _("Go to the previous person in the history"), 
+             "%sLeft" % mod_key(), _("Go to the previous object in the history"), 
              self.back_clicked)
             ])