This is the language string: {text key='friends+notify_request_string'}-> default code is <a href="{$userUrl}">{$userName}</a>....display {$userName} ....
thank you

Unique, try using  {$user} variable instead of {$userName}  .
 

tried and the the result: displaying the: {$user} not the actual name

I do not remember, but some other uses N and n, is only testing ...
{$userName}
{$username}

Vladar, thank you but the result is still displaying {$userName} or {$username} not the user name.. Let me know in your site email notification?What code you are using? is that display the correct user name? Thank U
GT

Unique, here is what I have for the {text key='friends+notify_request_string'}: <a href="{$userUrl}">{$displayName}</a> wants to be friends with you.

will try...need several time to know the result..thank You

Yes Working Well.
Thank You, Aliaa

You are welcome.