Contacts names disappeared

My entire contact list emptied. I still see numbers if under favorites and recents, just not names. The last time this happened I synced to a backup on a specific date. Now I can't find a choice in dates to sync. All other info is in my phone. Help! How can I get my contact list back?

Copied from my previous post.
Although contacts are included with your iPhone's backup, contacts are designed to be synced with a supported application on your computer.
I think I'm pretty much sailing up a creek without a paddle.
Yes you are, which is why you should sync contacts with a supported application on your computer as is designed and intended. How do you get by without having all your contact info available on your computer, or having email addresses only for contacts on your computer, phone numbers only for contacts with your cell phone, and mailing addresses only for contacts who knows where. And what would happen if your iPhone were lost or stolen and you didn't have the resources to purchase another iPhone at the time?
Sorry, but I think you can kiss your contact info goodbye, but lesson learned.

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