diff --git a/gramps2/ChangeLog b/gramps2/ChangeLog
index 4d5dd40ea..a9092b841 100644
--- a/gramps2/ChangeLog
+++ b/gramps2/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2003-06-13  Alex Roitman  <shura@alex.neuro.umn.edu>
+	* src/EditPerson.py (did_data_change): When checking name type, 
+	compare translated strings (otherwise they always differ).
+
 2003-06-13  Don Allingham  <dallingham@users.sourceforge.net>
 	* src/EditPerson.py: Removed the conflict of using pmap for two seperate
 	purposes - mapping places to iterators and places to keys. The place to
diff --git a/gramps2/src/EditPerson.py b/gramps2/src/EditPerson.py
index d000f234b..9374ac338 100644
--- a/gramps2/src/EditPerson.py
+++ b/gramps2/src/EditPerson.py
@@ -930,7 +930,7 @@ class EditPerson:
         else:
             if surname.upper() != name.getSurname().upper():
                 changed = 1
-        if ntype != name.getType():
+        if ntype != const.InverseNameTypesMap[name.getType()]:
             changed = 1
         if given != name.getFirstName():
             changed = 1