diff --git a/webapp/src/edu/cornell/mannlib/vitro/webapp/edit/n3editing/configuration/generators/NewIndividualFormGenerator.java b/webapp/src/edu/cornell/mannlib/vitro/webapp/edit/n3editing/configuration/generators/NewIndividualFormGenerator.java
index 9208ccdca..acdef6fbc 100644
--- a/webapp/src/edu/cornell/mannlib/vitro/webapp/edit/n3editing/configuration/generators/NewIndividualFormGenerator.java
+++ b/webapp/src/edu/cornell/mannlib/vitro/webapp/edit/n3editing/configuration/generators/NewIndividualFormGenerator.java
@@ -204,8 +204,6 @@ public class NewIndividualFormGenerator implements EditConfigurationGenerator {
     	List<String> urisOnForm = new ArrayList<String>();
     	List<String> literalsOnForm = new ArrayList<String>();
     	literalsOnForm.add("label");
-    	literalsOnForm.add("firstName");
-    	literalsOnForm.add("lastName");
     	editConfiguration.setUrisOnform(urisOnForm);
     	editConfiguration.setLiteralsOnForm(literalsOnForm);
     }    
@@ -237,11 +235,11 @@ public class NewIndividualFormGenerator implements EditConfigurationGenerator {
     
     private void setFields(EditConfigurationVTwo editConfiguration, VitroRequest vreq, String predicateUri) {
     	Map<String, FieldVTwo> fields = new HashMap<String, FieldVTwo>();
-    	getLabelField(editConfiguration, vreq, fields);
+    	setLabelField(editConfiguration, vreq, fields);
 
     }
     
-    private void getLabelField(EditConfigurationVTwo editConfiguration,
+    private void setLabelField(EditConfigurationVTwo editConfiguration,
 			VitroRequest vreq, Map<String, FieldVTwo> fields) {
     	FieldVTwo field = new FieldVTwo();
     	field.setName("label");    	
@@ -264,6 +262,7 @@ public class NewIndividualFormGenerator implements EditConfigurationGenerator {
     	field.setLiteralOptions(new ArrayList<List<String>>());
     	
     	fields.put(field.getName(), field);		
+    	editConfiguration.setFields(fields);
 	}
 
 	
diff --git a/webapp/web/templates/freemarker/edit/forms/newIndividualForm.ftl b/webapp/web/templates/freemarker/edit/forms/newIndividualForm.ftl
index 0606ae1fc..bd53e0518 100644
--- a/webapp/web/templates/freemarker/edit/forms/newIndividualForm.ftl
+++ b/webapp/web/templates/freemarker/edit/forms/newIndividualForm.ftl
@@ -5,19 +5,30 @@
 <#--Retrieve certain edit configuration information-->
 <#assign typeName = editConfiguration.pageData.typeName />
 
+<#--If edit submission exists, then retrieve validation errors if they exist-->
+<#if editSubmission?has_content && editSubmission.submissionExists = true && editSubmission.validationErrors?has_content>
+	<#assign submissionErrors = editSubmission.validationErrors/>
+</#if>
+
+
 <h2>Create a new ${typeName}</h2>
 
-<#if errorNameFieldIsEmpty??>
-    <#assign errorMessage = "Enter a name." />
-</#if>
-
-<#if errorMessage?has_content>
+<#if submissionErrors?has_content >
     <section id="error-alert" role="alert">
         <img src="${urls.images}/iconAlert.png" width="24" height="24" alert="Error alert icon" />
-        <p>${errorMessage}</p>
+        <p>
+        <#list submissionErrors?keys as errorFieldName>
+        	<#if  errorFieldName == "label">
+        	    Please enter a value in the name field.
+    	    </#if>
+    	    <br />
+    	</#list>
+        </p>
     </section>
 </#if>
 
+
+
 <#assign requiredHint = "<span class='requiredHint'> *</span>" />
 
 <section id="newIndividual" role="region">        
@@ -26,7 +37,7 @@
  
       <p>
           <label for="name">Name ${requiredHint}</label>
-          <input size="30"  type="text" id="name" name="name" value="" />
+          <input size="30"  type="text" id="label" name="label" value="" />
       </p>
 
       <p class="submit">