Messages.app shows phone numbers instead of names

Can anyone help me configure Messages.app to show names instead of phone numbers (for iMessage/SMS)?  I'm running OS 10.10 Yosemite and my contacts are synced from iCloud.  Both my phone and mac are set to the same region and language.
Thanks!
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Please try each of the following steps that you haven't already tried.
Step 1
From the Messages menu bar, select
          View ▹ Buddy Names ▹ Show Full Names (or Show Short Names)
Step 2
From the menu bar, select
           ▹ System Preferences... ▹ Language & Region
From the Region menu in the window, select one of the preset regions. If one is already selected, choose a different one, then change it back. Close the preference pane. Quit and relaunch Messages.
If you still have the problem after taking those steps, post your results.

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