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diff --git a/routers/utils/utils.go b/routers/utils/utils.go
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+// Copyright 2017 The Gitea Authors. All rights reserved.
+// Use of this source code is governed by a MIT-style
+// license that can be found in the LICENSE file.
+
+package utils
+
+import (
+	"strings"
+)
+
+// RemoveUsernameParameterSuffix returns the username parameter without the (fullname) suffix - leaving just the username
+func RemoveUsernameParameterSuffix(name string) string {
+	if index := strings.Index(name, " ("); index >= 0 {
+		name = name[:index]
+	}
+	return name
+}
diff --git a/routers/utils/utils_test.go b/routers/utils/utils_test.go
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+// Copyright 2017 The Gitea Authors. All rights reserved.
+// Use of this source code is governed by a MIT-style
+// license that can be found in the LICENSE file.
+
+package utils
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+)
+
+func TestRemoveUsernameParameterSuffix(t *testing.T) {
+	assert.Equal(t, "foobar", RemoveUsernameParameterSuffix("foobar (Foo Bar)"))
+	assert.Equal(t, "foobar", RemoveUsernameParameterSuffix("foobar"))
+	assert.Equal(t, "", RemoveUsernameParameterSuffix(""))
+}