Please help!!!! Favorites show only numbers and no names

Question

I have seen this question, but no solution.  All of the sudden, when i look at my contact favorites only numbers are displayed, with no names.  For example my wifes number is there but not her name.  Furthermore, in the contacts app, she is not there.  However, if i try to compose a text and type her name in the to: field her name is there so clearly all that data is somewhere on the phone but not where it should be!  What can i do?

Answer 1

If she's not in the contacts, then add her.
I remember making a contact for a guy name Derrick. After a few days I texted him, but it turned out I had one digit wrong. So I corrected it. Some time passed, I went to text him again. BUT both numbers came up in the start message box. Of course I forget which one was the correct number. But I Knew that I changed it in his contact info. Checked that, yup only one phone number.
It wasn't until iOS 7 that I could get rid of that wrong number. When I typed his name, in that list there was an circle with an i in the middle. I selected it and I was able to remove it from recently used. This is why when you type your wife's name, she comes up in the list. But not in your Contact app.
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