diff --git a/bibtexparser/customization.py b/bibtexparser/customization.py
index dd2b383b..169f1ba2 100644
--- a/bibtexparser/customization.py
+++ b/bibtexparser/customization.py
@@ -299,6 +299,61 @@ def splitname(name, strict_mode=True):
     return parts
 
 
+def find_matching(
+    text: str,
+    opening: str,
+    closing: str,
+    ignore_escaped: bool = True,
+) -> dict:
+    r"""
+    Find matching 'brackets'.
+
+    :param text: The string to consider.
+    :param opening: The opening bracket (e.g. "(", "[", "{").
+    :param closing: The closing bracket (e.g. ")", "]", "}").
+    :param ignore_escaped: Ignore escaped bracket (e.g. "\(", "\[", "\{", "\)", "\]", "\}").
+    :return: Dictionary with ``{index_opening: index_closing}``
+    """
+
+    a = []
+    b = []
+
+    if ignore_escaped:
+        opening = r"(?<!\\)" + opening
+        closing = r"(?<!\\)" + closing
+
+    for i in re.finditer(opening, text):
+        a.append(i.span()[0])
+
+    for i in re.finditer(closing, text):
+        b.append(-1 * i.span()[0])
+
+    if len(a) == 0 and len(b) == 0:
+        return {}
+
+    if len(a) != len(b):
+        raise IndexError(f"Unmatching {opening}...{closing} found")
+
+    brackets = sorted(a + b, key=lambda i: abs(i))
+
+    ret = {}
+    stack = []
+
+    for i in brackets:
+        if i >= 0:
+            stack.append(i)
+        else:
+            if len(stack) == 0:
+                raise IndexError(f"No closing {closing} at: {i:d}")
+            j = stack.pop()
+            ret[j] = -1 * i
+
+    if len(stack) > 0:
+        raise IndexError(f"No opening {opening} at {stack.pop():d}")
+
+    return ret
+
+
 def getnames(names):
     """Convert people names as surname, firstnames
     or surname, initials.
@@ -323,21 +378,26 @@ def getnames(names):
             firsts = [i.strip() for i in namesplit[1].split()]
         else:
             if "{" in namestring and "}" in namestring:
+                try:
+                    brackets = find_matching(namestring, "{", "}")
+                except IndexError:
+                    tidynames.append(namestring)
+                    continue
                 namesplit = []
-                opening = 0
                 start = 0
-                for i in range(len(namestring)):
-                    print(namestring[i], i, opening)
-                    if namestring[i] == "{":
-                        opening += 1
-                    elif namestring[i] == "}":
-                        opening -= 1
-                    if opening == 0:
-                        if namestring[i] == " ":
-                            namesplit.append(namestring[start:i])
-                            start = i + 1
-                        elif i == len(namestring) - 1:
-                            namesplit.append(namestring[start:])
+                i = 0
+                while True:
+                    if i in brackets:
+                        i = brackets[i]
+                    else:
+                        i += 1
+                    if i >= len(namestring):
+                        break
+                    if namestring[i] == " ":
+                        namesplit.append(namestring[start:i])
+                        start = i + 1
+                    elif i == len(namestring) - 1:
+                        namesplit.append(namestring[start:])
             else:
                 namesplit = namestring.split()
             last = namesplit.pop()
diff --git a/bibtexparser/tests/test_customization.py b/bibtexparser/tests/test_customization.py
index fd6f9e8b..2c6165d0 100644
--- a/bibtexparser/tests/test_customization.py
+++ b/bibtexparser/tests/test_customization.py
@@ -22,9 +22,12 @@ def test_getnames(self):
                  'Jean la Tour',
                  'Jean le Tour',
                  'Mike ben Akar',
+                 'A. {Delgado de Molina}',
+                 r'M. Vign{\'e}',
                  'Tom {de Geus}',
                  'Foo B{\'a}r',
-                 '{G{\'{e}}rard} {Ben Arous}',
+                 r'{G{\'{e}}rard} {Ben Arous}',
+                 'Incorrect {{name}',
                  #'Jean de la Tour',
                  #'Johannes Diderik van der Waals',
                  ]
@@ -38,21 +41,17 @@ def test_getnames(self):
                     'la Tour, Jean',
                     'le Tour, Jean',
                     'ben Akar, Mike',
+                    '{Delgado de Molina}, A.',
+                    r'Vign{\'e}, M.',
                     '{de Geus}, Tom',
-                    'B{\'a}r, Foo'
-                    '{Ben Arous}, {G{\'{e}}rard}',
+                    'B{\'a}r, Foo',
+                    r'{Ben Arous}, {G{\'{e}}rard}',
+                    'Incorrect {{name}',
                     #'de la Tour, Jean',
                     #'van der Waals, Johannes Diderik',
                     ]
         self.assertEqual(result, expected)
 
-    @unittest.skip('Bug #9')
-    def test_getnames_braces(self):
-        names = ['A. {Delgado de Molina}', r'M. Vign{\'e}']
-        result = getnames(names)
-        expected = ['Delgado de Molina, A.', 'Vigné, M.']
-        self.assertEqual(result, expected)
-
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