Outlook fullname parsing problem

[garwain]

I am having trouble with outlook contacts. When I enter a new contact, if I enter the full name in an English format it works properly (Mr. John Smith) but if I use a French format (M. John Smith) it will mess up when parsing the name and come out with Firstname: M. Middle name: John Lastname: Smith

Is there any way I can make outlook parse the French titles (M. Mme.) properly?

 

[garwain]

After further testing, I've found that the same problem is occuring in both English and French versions of outlook 2000 and 2003. Mr. is recognised, M. is not recognized as a title.

Any suggestions on how to deal with this is greatly appreciated.