diff --git a/src/rougail/annotator.py b/src/rougail/annotator.py
index e3334c11b..2f77c7893 100644
--- a/src/rougail/annotator.py
+++ b/src/rougail/annotator.py
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ class GroupAnnotator:
                     self.manage_follower(namespace,
                                          leader_family_name,
                                          variable,
-                                         leader_name,
+                                         leadership_name,
                                          follower_names,
                                          leader_space,
                                          leader_is_hidden,
@@ -126,8 +126,13 @@ class GroupAnnotator:
                         #     leader_is_hidden = True
                     else:
                         leader_space = self.objectspace.Leadership(variable.xmlfiles)
+                        if hasattr(group, 'name'):
+                            leadership_name = group.name
+                        else:
+                            leadership_name = leader_name
                         leader_is_hidden = self.manage_leader(leader_space,
                                                               leader_family_name,
+                                                              leadership_name,
                                                               leader_name,
                                                               namespace,
                                                               variable,
@@ -142,6 +147,7 @@ class GroupAnnotator:
     def manage_leader(self,
                       leader_space: 'Leadership',
                       leader_family_name: str,
+                      leadership_name: str,
                       leader_name: str,
                       namespace: str,
                       variable: 'Variable',
@@ -152,7 +158,7 @@ class GroupAnnotator:
         if variable.multi is not True:
             raise DictConsistencyError(_('the variable {} in a group must be multi').format(variable.name))
         leader_space.variable = []
-        leader_space.name = leader_name
+        leader_space.name = leadership_name
         leader_space.hidden = variable.hidden
         if variable.hidden:
             leader_is_hidden = True
@@ -167,9 +173,9 @@ class GroupAnnotator:
             leader_space.doc = variable.description
         else:
             leader_space.doc = variable.name
-        leader_path = namespace + '.' + leader_family_name + '.' + leader_name
+        leadership_path = namespace + '.' + leader_family_name + '.' + leadership_name
         self.objectspace.paths.add_family(namespace,
-                                          leader_path,
+                                          leadership_path,
                                           leader_space,
                                           )
         leader_family = self.objectspace.space.variables[namespace].family[leader_family_name]
diff --git a/src/rougail/data/rougail.dtd b/src/rougail/data/rougail.dtd
index 46f1e10a0..6269540d7 100644
--- a/src/rougail/data/rougail.dtd
+++ b/src/rougail/data/rougail.dtd
@@ -131,6 +131,7 @@
 
 <!ELEMENT group (follower+)>
 <!ATTLIST group leader CDATA #REQUIRED>
+<!ATTLIST group name CDATA #IMPLIED>
 <!ATTLIST group description CDATA #IMPLIED>
 
 <!ELEMENT param (#PCDATA)>
diff --git a/tests/dictionaries/10load_leadership_name/00-base.xml b/tests/dictionaries/10load_leadership_name/00-base.xml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b0dfda286
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/dictionaries/10load_leadership_name/00-base.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<rougail>
+    <variables>
+        <family name='general'>
+            <variable name='mode_conteneur_actif' type='oui/non' description="No change">
+                <value>non</value>
+            </variable>
+        </family>
+        <family name='general1'>
+            <variable name='leader' type='string' description="leader" multi="True"/>
+            <variable name='follower1' type='string' description="follower1"/>
+            <variable name='follower2' type='string' description="follower2"/>
+        </family>
+    </variables>
+    <constraints>
+        <fill name='calc_val' target='follower1'>
+            <param name='valeur'>valfill</param>
+        </fill>
+        <fill name='calc_val' target='follower2'>
+            <param type='variable'>follower1</param>
+        </fill>
+        <group leader='leader' name="other_name">
+            <follower>follower1</follower>
+            <follower>follower2</follower>
+        </group>
+    </constraints>
+</rougail>
diff --git a/tests/dictionaries/10load_leadership_name/__init__.py b/tests/dictionaries/10load_leadership_name/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e69de29bb
diff --git a/tests/dictionaries/10load_leadership_name/makedict/base.json b/tests/dictionaries/10load_leadership_name/makedict/base.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e02048af5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/dictionaries/10load_leadership_name/makedict/base.json
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+{"rougail.general.mode_conteneur_actif": "non", "rougail.general1.other_name.leader": [], "rougail.general1.other_name.follower1": [], "rougail.general1.other_name.follower2": []}
diff --git a/tests/dictionaries/10load_leadership_name/tiramisu/__init__.py b/tests/dictionaries/10load_leadership_name/tiramisu/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e69de29bb
diff --git a/tests/dictionaries/10load_leadership_name/tiramisu/base.py b/tests/dictionaries/10load_leadership_name/tiramisu/base.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6a5fb4789
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/dictionaries/10load_leadership_name/tiramisu/base.py
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+import imp
+func = imp.load_source('func', 'tests/dictionaries/../eosfunc/test.py')
+for key, value in dict(locals()).items():
+    if key != ['imp', 'func']:
+        setattr(func, key, value)
+try:
+    from tiramisu3 import *
+except:
+    from tiramisu import *
+from rougail.tiramisu import ConvertDynOptionDescription
+option_3 = ChoiceOption(properties=frozenset({'mandatory', 'normal'}), name='mode_conteneur_actif', doc='No change', multi=False, default='non', values=('oui', 'non'))
+option_2 = OptionDescription(name='general', doc='general', properties=frozenset({'normal'}), children=[option_3])
+option_6 = StrOption(name='leader', doc='leader', multi=True)
+option_7 = StrOption(properties=frozenset({'normal'}), name='follower1', doc='follower1', multi=True, default=Calculation(func.calc_val, Params((), kwargs={'valeur': ParamValue("valfill")})))
+option_8 = StrOption(properties=frozenset({'normal'}), name='follower2', doc='follower2', multi=True, default=Calculation(func.calc_val, Params((ParamOption(option_7, notraisepropertyerror=False, todict=False)), kwargs={})))
+option_5 = Leadership(name='other_name', doc='leader', properties=frozenset({'normal'}), children=[option_6, option_7, option_8])
+option_4 = OptionDescription(name='general1', doc='general1', properties=frozenset({'normal'}), children=[option_5])
+option_1 = OptionDescription(name='rougail', doc='rougail', children=[option_2, option_4])
+option_0 = OptionDescription(name='baseoption', doc='baseoption', children=[option_1])