"Preferred Name" in Contacts

I'm working on Yosemite, but the issue extends back to Mavericks (and maybe before).
Contacts is syncing to three places: iCloud, LinkedIn and Facebook.  My iCloud name cards contain more extensive records (title, suffix, etc) than is pulled by the sync services. But some of my contacts refuse to use the iCloud card as a Preferred Name. I'll select iCloud and it will revert back to LinkedIn when I click done. Sometimes it takes, but the next time I open it I notice the contact has reverted.
Is there a way to globally force a hierarchy of Preferred Names (i.e. if a card exists in A, B, &/or C categories, it will default in that order?) Or, generally, is there a way to fix this on individual cards? It's frustrating to pay attention to curating good information and have it not be immediately accessible.

I am not sure that sharing contacts allows you to be selective in what is shared.  I think it is all the information that you have entered for that contacted that is shared.  Try it will someone and see.  If you do not what this then just send the phone number (if that is what you want) and name in a text message

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