diff --git a/gramps/gen/plug/report/stdoptions.py b/gramps/gen/plug/report/stdoptions.py
index 2f00ae2ac..9b890990d 100644
--- a/gramps/gen/plug/report/stdoptions.py
+++ b/gramps/gen/plug/report/stdoptions.py
@@ -66,11 +66,11 @@ def add_name_format_option(menu, category):
     name_format.set_help(_("Select the format to display names"))
     menu.add_option(category, "name_format", name_format)
 
-def run_name_format_option(self, menu):
+def run_name_format_option(report, menu):
     """
     Run the option for changing the report's name format to a
     report-specific format instead of the user's Edit=>Preferences choice
     """
     name_format = menu.get_option_by_name("name_format").get_value()
     if name_format != 0:
-        self._name_display.set_default_format(name_format)
+        report._name_display.set_default_format(name_format)
diff --git a/gramps/plugins/drawreport/timeline.py b/gramps/plugins/drawreport/timeline.py
index 50057ce81..d55c6dc3f 100644
--- a/gramps/plugins/drawreport/timeline.py
+++ b/gramps/plugins/drawreport/timeline.py
@@ -95,6 +95,7 @@ class TimeLine(Report):
                     The option class carries its number, and the function
                     returning the list of filters.
         sortby -    Sorting method to be used.
+        name_format - Preferred format to display names
         """
         Report.__init__(self, database, options, user)
         self._user = user
@@ -104,9 +105,7 @@ class TimeLine(Report):
         self._lang = options.menu.get_option_by_name('trans').get_value()
         self.set_locale(self._lang)
 
-        name_format = menu.get_option_by_name("name_format").get_value()
-        if name_format != 0:
-            self._name_display.set_default_format(name_format)
+        stdoptions.run_name_format_option(self, menu)
 
         sort_func_num = menu.get_option_by_name('sortby').get_value()
         sort_functions = _get_sort_functions(Sort(database))
diff --git a/gramps/plugins/graph/gvfamilylines.py b/gramps/plugins/graph/gvfamilylines.py
index 6c6e7dde8..eccc50492 100644
--- a/gramps/plugins/graph/gvfamilylines.py
+++ b/gramps/plugins/graph/gvfamilylines.py
@@ -301,6 +301,7 @@ class FamilyLinesReport(Report):
         database    - the GRAMPS database instance
         options     - instance of the FamilyLinesOptions class for this report
         user        - a gen.user.User() instance
+        name_format - Preferred format to display names
         """
         Report.__init__(self, database, options, user)
 
@@ -354,9 +355,7 @@ class FamilyLinesReport(Report):
         lang = menu.get_option_by_name('trans').get_value()
         self._locale = self.set_locale(lang)
 
-        name_format = menu.get_option_by_name("name_format").get_value()
-        if name_format != 0:
-            self._name_display.set_default_format(name_format)
+        stdoptions.run_name_format_option(self, menu)
 
         # convert the 'surnamecolors' string to a dictionary of names and colors
         self._surnamecolors = {}
diff --git a/gramps/plugins/graph/gvhourglass.py b/gramps/plugins/graph/gvhourglass.py
index 4ad1c6030..33f11ba5e 100644
--- a/gramps/plugins/graph/gvhourglass.py
+++ b/gramps/plugins/graph/gvhourglass.py
@@ -70,6 +70,8 @@ class HourGlassReport(Report):
     def __init__(self, database, options, user):
         """
         Create HourGlass object that produces the report.
+
+        name_format   - Preferred format to display names
         """
         Report.__init__(self, database, options, user)
         
@@ -109,9 +111,7 @@ class HourGlassReport(Report):
 
         self.set_locale(menu.get_option_by_name('trans').get_value())
 
-        name_format = menu.get_option_by_name("name_format").get_value()
-        if name_format != 0:
-            self._name_display.set_default_format(name_format)
+        stdoptions.run_name_format_option(self, menu)
 
     def write_report(self):
         """
diff --git a/gramps/plugins/graph/gvrelgraph.py b/gramps/plugins/graph/gvrelgraph.py
index 921f9392b..de3e8eb07 100644
--- a/gramps/plugins/graph/gvrelgraph.py
+++ b/gramps/plugins/graph/gvrelgraph.py
@@ -115,6 +115,7 @@ class RelGraphReport(Report):
         color_families - Colour to apply to families
         dashed         - Whether to use dashed lines for non-birth relationships
         use_roundedcorners - Whether to use rounded corners for females
+        name_format    - Preferred format to display names
         """
         Report.__init__(self, database, options, user)
         
@@ -163,9 +164,7 @@ class RelGraphReport(Report):
         lang = menu.get_option_by_name('trans').get_value()
         self._locale = self.set_locale(lang)
 
-        name_format = menu.get_option_by_name("name_format").get_value()
-        if name_format != 0:
-            self._name_display.set_default_format(name_format)
+        stdoptions.run_name_format_option(self, menu)
 
         self.center_person = database.get_person_from_gramps_id(
                                                             get_value('pid'))
diff --git a/gramps/plugins/textreport/ancestorreport.py b/gramps/plugins/textreport/ancestorreport.py
index 2e79d01c5..7882c156a 100644
--- a/gramps/plugins/textreport/ancestorreport.py
+++ b/gramps/plugins/textreport/ancestorreport.py
@@ -103,9 +103,7 @@ class AncestorReport(Report):
         lang = menu.get_option_by_name('trans').get_value()
         rlocale = self.set_locale(lang)
 
-        name_format = menu.get_option_by_name("name_format").get_value()
-        if name_format != 0:
-            self._name_display.set_default_format(name_format)
+        stdoptions.run_name_format_option(self, menu)
 
         self.__narrator = Narrator(self.database,  use_fulldate=True,
                                    nlocale=rlocale)
diff --git a/gramps/plugins/textreport/birthdayreport.py b/gramps/plugins/textreport/birthdayreport.py
index 25f91ff27..6442c2b12 100644
--- a/gramps/plugins/textreport/birthdayreport.py
+++ b/gramps/plugins/textreport/birthdayreport.py
@@ -74,6 +74,8 @@ _TITLE2 = _T_("Produced with Gramps")
 class BirthdayReport(Report):
     """
     Create the BirthdayReport object that produces the report.
+
+    name_format   - Preferred format to display names
     """
     def __init__(self, database, options, user):
         Report.__init__(self, database, options, user)
@@ -100,9 +102,7 @@ class BirthdayReport(Report):
         lang = menu.get_option_by_name('trans').get_value()
         self._locale = self.set_locale(lang)
 
-        name_format = menu.get_option_by_name("name_format").get_value()
-        if name_format != 0:
-            self._name_display.set_default_format(name_format)
+        stdoptions.run_name_format_option(self, menu)
         
         self.center_person = database.get_person_from_gramps_id(pid)
         if (self.center_person == None) :
diff --git a/gramps/plugins/textreport/descendreport.py b/gramps/plugins/textreport/descendreport.py
index 1c5e924ed..2d7b024e3 100644
--- a/gramps/plugins/textreport/descendreport.py
+++ b/gramps/plugins/textreport/descendreport.py
@@ -357,9 +357,7 @@ class DescendantReport(Report):
         marrs = menu.get_option_by_name('marrs').get_value()
         divs = menu.get_option_by_name('divs').get_value()
 
-        name_format = menu.get_option_by_name("name_format").get_value()
-        if name_format != 0:
-            self._name_display.set_default_format(name_format)
+        stdoptions.run_name_format_option(self, menu)
 
         self.objPrint = Printinfo(self.doc, database, obj, marrs, divs,
                                   self._name_display, self._locale)
diff --git a/gramps/plugins/textreport/detancestralreport.py b/gramps/plugins/textreport/detancestralreport.py
index 405d6981f..3ea2ac13e 100644
--- a/gramps/plugins/textreport/detancestralreport.py
+++ b/gramps/plugins/textreport/detancestralreport.py
@@ -140,9 +140,7 @@ class DetAncestorReport(Report):
         lang = menu.get_option_by_name('trans').get_value()
         self._locale = self.set_locale(lang)
 
-        name_format = menu.get_option_by_name("name_format").get_value()
-        if name_format != 0:
-            self._name_display.set_default_format(name_format)
+        stdoptions.run_name_format_option(self, menu)
 
         self.gen_handles = {}
         self.prev_gen_handles = {}
diff --git a/gramps/plugins/textreport/detdescendantreport.py b/gramps/plugins/textreport/detdescendantreport.py
index 316884366..96eb63297 100644
--- a/gramps/plugins/textreport/detdescendantreport.py
+++ b/gramps/plugins/textreport/detdescendantreport.py
@@ -177,9 +177,7 @@ class DetDescendantReport(Report):
 
         self._locale = self.set_locale(get_value('trans'))
 
-        name_format = menu.get_option_by_name("name_format").get_value()
-        if name_format != 0:
-            self._name_display.set_default_format(name_format)
+        stdoptions.run_name_format_option(self, menu)
 
         self.__narrator = Narrator(self.db, self.verbose,
                                    use_call, use_fulldate, 
diff --git a/gramps/plugins/textreport/endoflinereport.py b/gramps/plugins/textreport/endoflinereport.py
index 3db78aafa..2813e840d 100644
--- a/gramps/plugins/textreport/endoflinereport.py
+++ b/gramps/plugins/textreport/endoflinereport.py
@@ -78,9 +78,7 @@ class EndOfLineReport(Report):
 
         self.set_locale(menu.get_option_by_name('trans').get_value())
 
-        name_format = menu.get_option_by_name("name_format").get_value()
-        if name_format != 0:
-            self._name_display.set_default_format(name_format)
+        stdoptions.run_name_format_option(self, menu)
 
         # eol_map is a map whose:
         #   keys are the generations of the people
diff --git a/gramps/plugins/textreport/familygroup.py b/gramps/plugins/textreport/familygroup.py
index 2532d8be0..e46a935d7 100644
--- a/gramps/plugins/textreport/familygroup.py
+++ b/gramps/plugins/textreport/familygroup.py
@@ -101,9 +101,7 @@ class FamilyGroup(Report):
         rlocale = self.set_locale(get_value('trans'))
         self._ = rlocale.translation.sgettext # needed for English
 
-        name_format = menu.get_option_by_name("name_format").get_value()
-        if name_format != 0:
-            self._name_display.set_default_format(name_format)
+        stdoptions.run_name_format_option(self, menu)
 
     def dump_parent_event(self, name,event):
         place = ""
diff --git a/gramps/plugins/textreport/indivcomplete.py b/gramps/plugins/textreport/indivcomplete.py
index 128f3b9a2..c1aff718f 100644
--- a/gramps/plugins/textreport/indivcomplete.py
+++ b/gramps/plugins/textreport/indivcomplete.py
@@ -131,9 +131,7 @@ class IndivCompleteReport(Report):
         lang = menu.get_option_by_name('trans').get_value()
         self._locale = self.set_locale(lang)
 
-        name_format = menu.get_option_by_name("name_format").get_value()
-        if name_format != 0:
-            self._name_display.set_default_format(name_format)
+        stdoptions.run_name_format_option(self, menu)
 
     def write_fact(self, event_ref, event, show_type=True):
         """
diff --git a/gramps/plugins/textreport/kinshipreport.py b/gramps/plugins/textreport/kinshipreport.py
index 602f2789a..916aa0823 100644
--- a/gramps/plugins/textreport/kinshipreport.py
+++ b/gramps/plugins/textreport/kinshipreport.py
@@ -92,9 +92,7 @@ class KinshipReport(Report):
 
         rlocale = self.set_locale(menu.get_option_by_name('trans').get_value())
 
-        name_format = menu.get_option_by_name("name_format").get_value()
-        if name_format != 0:
-            self._name_display.set_default_format(name_format)
+        stdoptions.run_name_format_option(self, menu)
 
         self.__db = database
         self.rel_calc = get_relationship_calculator(reinit=True,
diff --git a/gramps/plugins/textreport/numberofancestorsreport.py b/gramps/plugins/textreport/numberofancestorsreport.py
index 9e22fd256..cd8324ffa 100644
--- a/gramps/plugins/textreport/numberofancestorsreport.py
+++ b/gramps/plugins/textreport/numberofancestorsreport.py
@@ -81,9 +81,7 @@ class NumberOfAncestorsReport(Report):
         lang = options.menu.get_option_by_name('trans').get_value()
         self._locale = self.set_locale(lang)
 
-        name_format = options.menu.get_option_by_name("name_format").get_value()
-        if name_format != 0:
-            self._name_display.set_default_format(name_format)
+        stdoptions.run_name_format_option(self, options.menu)
 
     def write_report(self):
         """
diff --git a/gramps/plugins/textreport/placereport.py b/gramps/plugins/textreport/placereport.py
index dad731d6c..07c01ef49 100644
--- a/gramps/plugins/textreport/placereport.py
+++ b/gramps/plugins/textreport/placereport.py
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ class PlaceReport(Report):
         places          - List of places to report on.
         center          - Center of report, person or event
         incpriv         - Whether to include private data
+        name_format     - Preferred format to display names
 
         """
 
@@ -83,9 +84,7 @@ class PlaceReport(Report):
 
         self.set_locale(menu.get_option_by_name('trans').get_value())
 
-        name_format = menu.get_option_by_name("name_format").get_value()
-        if name_format != 0:
-            self._name_display.set_default_format(name_format)
+        stdoptions.run_name_format_option(self, menu)
         self._nd = self._name_display
 
         if self.incpriv:
diff --git a/gramps/plugins/textreport/tagreport.py b/gramps/plugins/textreport/tagreport.py
index c79eb6d5f..081d0010c 100644
--- a/gramps/plugins/textreport/tagreport.py
+++ b/gramps/plugins/textreport/tagreport.py
@@ -84,9 +84,7 @@ class TagReport(Report):
        
         self.set_locale(menu.get_option_by_name('trans').get_value())
 
-        name_format = menu.get_option_by_name("name_format").get_value()
-        if name_format != 0:
-            self._name_display.set_default_format(name_format)
+        stdoptions.run_name_format_option(self, menu)
 
     def write_report(self):
         self.doc.start_paragraph("TR-Title")