diff --git a/src/Bundle/ChillPersonBundle/Serializer/Normalizer/PersonJsonNormalizer.php b/src/Bundle/ChillPersonBundle/Serializer/Normalizer/PersonJsonNormalizer.php
index c0ba0201a..ea385d149 100644
--- a/src/Bundle/ChillPersonBundle/Serializer/Normalizer/PersonJsonNormalizer.php
+++ b/src/Bundle/ChillPersonBundle/Serializer/Normalizer/PersonJsonNormalizer.php
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ use Chill\MainBundle\Security\Resolver\CenterResolverManagerInterface;
 use Chill\MainBundle\Templating\Entity\ChillEntityRenderExtension;
 use Chill\PersonBundle\Entity\Household\Household;
 use Chill\PersonBundle\Entity\Person;
+use Chill\PersonBundle\Entity\PersonAltName;
 use Chill\PersonBundle\Repository\PersonRepository;
 use DateTime;
 use LogicException;
@@ -79,7 +80,7 @@ class PersonJsonNormalizer implements
         }
 
         foreach (['firstName', 'lastName', 'phonenumber', 'mobilenumber', 'gender',
-            'birthdate', 'deathdate', 'center', ]
+            'birthdate', 'deathdate', 'center', 'altNames']
             as $item) {
             if (!array_key_exists($item, $data)) {
                 continue;
@@ -135,6 +136,16 @@ class PersonJsonNormalizer implements
 
                     break;
 
+                case 'altNames':
+                    foreach($data[$item] as $altName){
+                        $object = $this->denormalizer->denormalize($altName, PersonAltName::class, $format, $context);
+                        dump($object); //TODO not working
+                        if ($object instanceof PersonAltName) {
+                            $person->addAltName($object);
+                        }
+                    }
+                    break;
+
                 default:
                     throw new LogicException("item not defined: {$item}");
             }