diff --git a/omod-2.0/src/main/java/org/openmrs/module/webservices/rest/web/v1_0/resource/openmrs2_0/PersonNameResource2_0.java b/omod-2.0/src/main/java/org/openmrs/module/webservices/rest/web/v1_0/resource/openmrs2_0/PersonNameResource2_0.java
index 07decaf0c..d744480d9 100644
--- a/omod-2.0/src/main/java/org/openmrs/module/webservices/rest/web/v1_0/resource/openmrs2_0/PersonNameResource2_0.java
+++ b/omod-2.0/src/main/java/org/openmrs/module/webservices/rest/web/v1_0/resource/openmrs2_0/PersonNameResource2_0.java
@@ -18,8 +18,7 @@
 import org.openmrs.module.webservices.rest.web.v1_0.resource.openmrs1_11.PersonResource1_11;
 import org.openmrs.module.webservices.rest.web.v1_0.resource.openmrs1_8.PersonNameResource1_8;
 
-@SubResource(parent = PersonResource1_11.class, path = "name", supportedClass = PersonName.class, supportedOpenmrsVersions = {
-        "2.0.*", "2.1.*" })
+@SubResource(parent = PersonResource1_11.class, path = "name", supportedClass = PersonName.class, supportedOpenmrsVersions = { "2.0.*" })
 public class PersonNameResource2_0 extends PersonNameResource1_8 {
 	
 	@Override
diff --git a/omod-2.1/src/main/java/org/openmrs/module/webservices/rest/web/v1_0/resource/openmrs2_1/PersonNameResource2_1.java b/omod-2.1/src/main/java/org/openmrs/module/webservices/rest/web/v1_0/resource/openmrs2_1/PersonNameResource2_1.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..aed4271f8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/omod-2.1/src/main/java/org/openmrs/module/webservices/rest/web/v1_0/resource/openmrs2_1/PersonNameResource2_1.java
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+/**
+ * This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public License,
+ * v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this file, You can
+ * obtain one at http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/. OpenMRS is also distributed under
+ * the terms of the Healthcare Disclaimer located at http://openmrs.org/license.
+ *
+ * Copyright (C) OpenMRS Inc. OpenMRS is a registered trademark and the OpenMRS
+ * graphic logo is a trademark of OpenMRS Inc.
+ */
+package org.openmrs.module.webservices.rest.web.v1_0.resource.openmrs2_1;
+
+import io.swagger.models.Model;
+import org.openmrs.PersonName;
+import org.openmrs.module.webservices.rest.web.annotation.SubResource;
+import org.openmrs.module.webservices.rest.web.representation.Representation;
+import org.openmrs.module.webservices.rest.web.resource.impl.DelegatingResourceDescription;
+import org.openmrs.module.webservices.rest.web.v1_0.resource.openmrs1_11.PersonResource1_11;
+import org.openmrs.module.webservices.rest.web.v1_0.resource.openmrs2_0.PersonNameResource2_0;
+
+@SubResource(parent = PersonResource1_11.class, path = "name", supportedClass = PersonName.class, supportedOpenmrsVersions = { "2.1.*" })
+public class PersonNameResource2_1 extends PersonNameResource2_0 {
+	
+	@Override
+	public DelegatingResourceDescription getCreatableProperties() {
+		DelegatingResourceDescription resourceDescription = super.getCreatableProperties();
+		resourceDescription.getProperties().get("familyName").setRequired(false);
+		return resourceDescription;
+	}
+	
+	@Override
+	public Model getCREATEModel(Representation rep) {
+		Model model = super.getCREATEModel(rep);
+		model.getProperties().get("familyName").setRequired(false);
+		return model;
+	}
+}
diff --git a/omod-2.1/src/test/java/org/openmrs/module/webservices/rest/web/v1_0/controller/openmrs2_1/PersonNameController2_1Test.java b/omod-2.1/src/test/java/org/openmrs/module/webservices/rest/web/v1_0/controller/openmrs2_1/PersonNameController2_1Test.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..fdbb9eabd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/omod-2.1/src/test/java/org/openmrs/module/webservices/rest/web/v1_0/controller/openmrs2_1/PersonNameController2_1Test.java
@@ -0,0 +1,80 @@
+/**
+ * This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public License,
+ * v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this file, You can
+ * obtain one at http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/. OpenMRS is also distributed under
+ * the terms of the Healthcare Disclaimer located at http://openmrs.org/license.
+ *
+ * Copyright (C) OpenMRS Inc. OpenMRS is a registered trademark and the OpenMRS
+ * graphic logo is a trademark of OpenMRS Inc.
+ */
+package org.openmrs.module.webservices.rest.web.v1_0.controller.openmrs2_1;
+
+import org.apache.commons.beanutils.PropertyUtils;
+import org.codehaus.jackson.map.ObjectMapper;
+import org.junit.Assert;
+import org.junit.Before;
+import org.junit.Test;
+import org.openmrs.api.PersonService;
+import org.openmrs.api.context.Context;
+import org.openmrs.module.webservices.rest.SimpleObject;
+import org.openmrs.module.webservices.rest.web.v1_0.controller.MainResourceControllerTest;
+import org.springframework.mock.web.MockHttpServletRequest;
+import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.RequestMethod;
+
+import static org.openmrs.module.webservices.rest.web.RestTestConstants1_8.PERSON_NAME_UUID;
+import static org.openmrs.module.webservices.rest.web.RestTestConstants1_8.PERSON_UUID;
+
+/**
+ * Tests functionality of {@link PersonNameController}.
+ */
+public class PersonNameController2_1Test extends MainResourceControllerTest {
+	
+	private PersonService service;
+	
+	@Before
+	public void before() {
+		this.service = Context.getPersonService();
+	}
+	
+	/**
+	 * @see MainResourceControllerTest#getURI()
+	 */
+	@Override
+	public String getURI() {
+		return "person/" + PERSON_UUID + "/name";
+	}
+	
+	/**
+	 * @see MainResourceControllerTest#getAllCount()
+	 */
+	@Override
+	public long getAllCount() {
+		return service.getPersonByUuid(PERSON_UUID).getNames().size();
+	}
+	
+	/**
+	 * @see MainResourceControllerTest#getUuid()
+	 */
+	@Override
+	public String getUuid() {
+		return PERSON_NAME_UUID;
+	}
+	
+	@Test
+	public void shouldAddNameToPerson() throws Exception {
+		long originalCount = getAllCount();
+		
+		SimpleObject personName = new SimpleObject();
+		personName.add("givenName", "name1");
+		
+		String json = new ObjectMapper().writeValueAsString(personName);
+		
+		MockHttpServletRequest req = request(RequestMethod.POST, getURI());
+		req.setContent(json.getBytes());
+		
+		SimpleObject newPersonName = deserialize(handle(req));
+		
+		Assert.assertNotNull(PropertyUtils.getProperty(newPersonName, "uuid"));
+		Assert.assertEquals(originalCount + 1, getAllCount());
+	}
+}