What are this person’s initials?

[propterhoc]

I’ve bought someone a personalised item for Christmas but DH thinks I’ve got their initials wrong. Help.

The name is (well, it isn’t) Amy Beatrix Clarke-Daniels.

I think the initials are ACD or ABCD.

DH thinks they should be AC or ABC.

Who’s right?

[fastliving]

Go for ABCD

[DoIhavetobejolly]

I'm with you.

It's either ACD or ABCD.

[PoultryBallot]

You hyphens should have equal weight

[Queenest]

Maybe they all are. Difficult one.

[DramaAlpaca]

Yep, ACD or ABCD. Definitely.

[NobJobWinker]

I agree with you but don't have a double barrel name so I'm just guessing really

[Queenest]

ABC-D

[HollowTalk]

ACD or ABCD. I wouldn't use my middle name in my initials.

[Horsepants]

I'm with you OP.

[Myusername101]

ACD, you would say anne-marie Smith's initials were AMS just AS

[ArnoldBee]

My friend has a hyphenated surname but has his initials as ACS. The C and S are the hyphenated surname part.

[BingoLittlesUncle]

I with you. MiL who has a double barrelled name pulls people up if they only use part of it.

[Icanflyhigh]

OH has a double-barrelled surname and both parts carry equal weight so for me it is ABCD.

[1066vegan]

ACD

If the first name was also hyphenated, then ABCD.

[TripleASays]

I have a dounle barrelled surname and would use ACD

[delineateddelinquent]

Does she use Beatrix day to day?

[Rachelfromfriends1]

What name do they go by on social media?

[RiftGibbon]

I have two surnames, no hyphen. I drop my middle name(s) initial (s) and would be ACD

[GlamGiraffe]

Hyphenated surname, both parts use their initial.
Gift recipient would not be impressed by your husband. I would think he was nuts as It would seem like he was ignoring the second part Of my surname (possibly on purpose, as some people with an issue over double barrelled names deliberately do that IME).

[AreYouSiriusLupin]

You are right. I am double barrelled and would see the alternative as being wrong.

[MyNewBearTotoro]

ABCD or ACD would both seem right depending on if you want to include their middle name. Both initials of the double-barrelled name should usually be included, although of course it’s always possible this person is an exception and chooses not to initial it. Does DP know this person well and speak from experience of them using initials or is he just basing it on what he (wrongly) considers to be the norm for hyphenated surnames?

[GlamGiraffe]

If it's something you are for example having engraved like cufflinklinks (but not for Amy!)
The initial order doesn't necessarily go in the same order as the name is written either, although of course you can do that. Traditionally the surname initials (s) go in the middle with the first bane initial on the left and middle on the right. Its weird.
It would be A CD B! Very strange

[sideorderofchips]

I have a double barrel first name and a triple barrel surname (thanks for that dh)

So a-b c-d-e

Mainly I go by a e

But otherwise its a d-e

[msmith501]

A B C-D or A C-D

[propterhoc]

DH is basing it on fuck all. Actually, he’s jeep says that Gracie-Mae White would just be GW which I think is right but first names are different?