How do you initial a name that has a hyphenated first/last name?

Question

How do you initial a name that has a hyphenated first name, a middle name, and last name?

Or how about one with a hyphenated last name?

Is it possible to include hyphens in initials?

Answer 1

Yes sure. Jean-Paul Maurat is J-P Maurat, that sort of thing.

Answer 2

Normally you use all the initials without hyphens although it is uncommon enough that I suppose you could.

J.M.W.Turner the artist

the many names of royalty.

I think you will find that many people who hyphenate their last names are so huffy about it that they don't want to use initials at all.

put the 3 words out as an eSearch 'hyphenated names initial' and you will get lots of return.

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Answer 3

You can initial any way you want as long as it's consistent!

You only write your full signature one way, your  initial should be the same.

Personally, I just initial with my first initial because I have a very unique way of writing it and when people I know see it, they know its me.

If my first name was hyphenated, I would put both letters together.