# Add %{name} variable to BCC plugin

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-name-variable-to-bcc-plugin/186861
**Category:** Feature
**Tags:** bcc, completed
**Created:** [April 14, 2021, 8:59pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-name-variable-to-bcc-plugin/186861 "2021-04-14T20:59:37Z")
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### Author: ![nathank](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/nathank/32/290039_2.png) [@nathank](https://meta.discourse.org/u/nathank)
#### Post date: [May 5, 2021, 7:07pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-name-variable-to-bcc-plugin/186861/5 "2021-05-05T19:07:39Z")

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You are awesome! I’ll kick the tires once it is merged.

Hey, I realised something else that was wrong with my `Name` suggestion above - we actually need `Firstname`. Do you reckon it is possible to just use the first word of the string?

I could do that in Excel but no idea in Ruby!!!

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