diff --git a/src/gen/display/name.py b/src/gen/display/name.py
index 86268ba6f..886567b3a 100644
--- a/src/gen/display/name.py
+++ b/src/gen/display/name.py
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ Specific symbols for parts of a name are defined:
     'f' : given (first names)
     'l' : full surname (lastname)
     'c' : callname
-    'x' : callname if existing, otherwise first first name (common name)
+    'x' : nick name if existing, otherwise first first name (common name)
     'i' : initials of the first names
     'y' : patronymic surname (father)
     'o' : surnames without patronymic 
@@ -368,7 +368,7 @@ class NameDisplay(object):
         'f' : given      = given (first names)
         'l' : surname    = full surname (lastname)
         'c' : call       = callname
-        'x' : common     = callname if existing, otherwise first first name (common name)
+        'x' : common     = nick name if existing, otherwise first first name (common name)
         'i' : initials   = initials of the first names
         'y' : patronymic = patronymic surname (father)
         'o' : notpatronymic = surnames without patronymic 
@@ -394,7 +394,7 @@ class NameDisplay(object):
                                 _("suffix")),
              "c": ("raw_data[_CALL]",      "call",       
                                 _("Name|call")),
-             "x": ("(raw_data[_CALL] or raw_data[_FIRSTNAME].split(' ')[0])",
+             "x": ("(raw_data[_NICK] or raw_data[_FIRSTNAME].split(' ')[0])",
                                 "common",
                                 _("Name|common")),
              "i": ("''.join([word[0] +'.' for word in ('. ' +" +
@@ -443,7 +443,7 @@ class NameDisplay(object):
         'f' : given      = given (first names)
         'l' : surname    = full surname (lastname)
         'c' : call       = callname
-        'x' : common     = callname if existing, otherwise first first name (common name)
+        'x' : common     = nick name if existing, otherwise first first name (common name)
         'i' : initials   = initials of the first names
         'y' : patronymic = patronymic surname (father)
         'o' : notpatronymic = surnames without patronymic 
@@ -469,7 +469,7 @@ class NameDisplay(object):
                         _("suffix")),
              "c": ("call",       "call",       
                         _("Name|call")),
-             "x": ("(call or first.split(' ')[0])", "common", 
+             "x": ("(nick or first.split(' ')[0])", "common", 
                         _("Name|common")),
              "i": ("''.join([word[0] +'.' for word in ('. ' + first).split()][1:])",
                         "initials", 
@@ -623,7 +623,7 @@ def fn(%s):
         '%f' : given (first names)
         '%l' : full surname (lastname)
         '%c' : callname
-        '%x' : callname if existing, otherwise first first name (common name)
+        '%x' : nick name if existing, otherwise first first name (common name)
         '%i' : initials of the first names
         '%y' : patronymic surname (father)
         '%o' : surnames without patronymic 
diff --git a/src/gui/configure.py b/src/gui/configure.py
index dc96a1341..ee85b9693 100644
--- a/src/gui/configure.py
+++ b/src/gui/configure.py
@@ -96,26 +96,21 @@ class DisplayNameEditor(ManagedWindow.ManagedWindow):
                        buttons=(gtk.STOCK_CLOSE, gtk.RESPONSE_CLOSE)), 
             None, _('Display Name Editor'), None)
         table = self.dialog._build_custom_name_ui()
-        label = gtk.Label(_("""The following keywords will be replaced with the name:
+        label = gtk.Label(_("""The following keywords are replaced with the appropriate name parts:
 <tt>  
-  <b>Given</b>      - given name (first name)  | <b>Surname</b>    - surnames (with prefix and connectors)
-  <b>Title</b>      - title (Dr., Mrs.)        | <b>Suffix</b>     - suffix (Jr., Sr.)
-  <b>Call</b>       - call name                | <b>Nickname</b>   - nick name
-  <b>Initials</b>   - first letters of Given   | <b>Common</b>     - Call, otherwise first of Given
-  <b>Primary</b>    - primary surname (main)   | <b>Familynick</b> - Family nick name
-  Also:
-  <b>Patronymic</b>    - patronymic surname (father's name)
-  <b>Notpatronymic</b> - all surnames except patronymic
-  <b>Prefix</b>        - all surnames prefixes (von, de, de la)
-  <b>Rawsurnames</b>   - all surnames without prefixes and connectors
+  <b>Given</b>      - given name (first name) <b>Surname</b>      - surnames (with prefix and connectors)
+  <b>Title</b>      - title (Dr., Mrs.)       <b>Suffix</b>       - suffix (Jr., Sr.)
+  <b>Call</b>       - call name               <b>Nickname</b>     - nick name
+  <b>Initials</b>   - first letters of Given  <b>Common</b>       - nick name, otherwise first of Given
+  <b>Primary</b>    - primary surname (main)  <b>Familynick</b>   - family nick name
+  <b>Patronymic</b> - father's surname        <b>Notpatronymic</b>- all surnames, except patronymic
+  <b>Prefix</b>     - all prefixes (von, de)  <b>Rawsurnames</b>  - surnames (no prefixes and connectors)
 </tt>
-Use the same keyword in UPPERCASE to force to upper. Parentheses and commas
-will be removed around empty fields. Other text will appear literally.
+UPPERCASE keyword forces uppercase. Extra parentheses, commas are removed. Other text appears literally.
 
-<b>Example fictituous name</b>: 'Dr. Edwin Jose von der Smith and Weston Wilson Sr ("Ed") - Underhills'
-Here <i>Edwin Jose</i> are given names, <i>Smith</i> and <i>Weston</i> surnames, <i>Wilson</i> patronymic surname,
-<i>Dr.</i> a title, <i>Sr</i> a suffix, <i>Ed</i> the nick name, <i>Underhills</i> family nick name. 
-Callname is <i>Jose</i>.
+<b>Example</b>: 'Dr. Edwin Jose von der Smith and Weston Wilson Sr ("Ed") - Underhills'
+     <i>Edwin Jose</i> is given name, <i>Smith</i> and <i>Weston</i> surnames, <i>Wilson</i> patronymic surname,
+     <i>Dr.</i> title, <i>Sr</i> suffix, <i>Ed</i> nick name, <i>Underhills</i> family nick name, <i>Jose</i> callname.
 """))
         label.set_use_markup(True)
         self.window.vbox.pack_start(label, expand=False)