Quick question about First names

[czar007]

Hey, so I noticed that with many mods out there, when there is a modded .utc file, modders change the field for the First Name and actually type out the first name of the NPC instead of leaving the number of the StringRef.

 

Is that necessary when modding a character utc? I have modded MANY utc files myself but not through KT. Will the NPC names still appear if I leave the number of the StringRef.

 

Thank you