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?

[Mummadeeze]

ACD.

[eurochick]

You are right. You can drop the B but not the C or D.

[MitziK]

ABC would have been wrong for a lot of people I know who have double barrels, including the XFIL - they use the second part.

General convention at work is for a DB first name, you use both unless told otherwise, then if you don't know their preferred convention, both second initials. So A-B C-D, then, and, if they use one or the other, A-B C or A-B D.

[PurpleCrazyHorse]

ABC-D

That's how I would write my initials for my double-barrelled surname

[MatildaTheCat]

ABC-D

[ElluesPichulobu]

you are 100% right and your DH is 100% wrong.

[Tellmemaa]

ACD or ABCD incl. middle name
Your husband is wrong

[LL83]

ACD or ABCD I would never drop one of the double barrelled names as more likely to cause offence than including it in error.

[Indie139]

ACD.

But then again my daughter is eg. ABCD and i usually put AC

[OhWellThatsJustGreat]

ACD, B can be used or dropped.

[lorettalemon]

Or you could perhaps do it with a dot and put A.CD depending what you're putting it on

[lorettalemon]

If the surname is hyphenated then I'd include both parts of it.
I wouldn't include middle names. depending on what you're putting initials on as it could look messy if it's long.
If it's to be embossed/stamped on a personalised gift I think it looks nicer with 3 initials so I'd put ACD.

[TheJoxter]

A C-D or A B C-D

[EL8888]

ABCD

[AnFiadhRuaRua]

I'd say ABCD or ACD

[Ginkypig]

Not everyone would necessarily agree that the middle names need to be included though.

[lisag1969]

ACD

[GruciusMalfoy]

You're right. The hyphenated surname should be treated the same as a single surname, including the middle name is personal choice.

[Ginkypig]

I have a hyphenated first name and both parts are equally my name so both initials are important. I wouldn't be impressed if someone didn't use it just as I am not when someone calls me by just one part of my name.

So for example say my name was ginky-pig smith my initials would be G.P.S

My brother doesn't have a hyphen but he does have two middle names and his initials reflect that so Adam john buddy smith would be A.J.B.S (not his name!)

[WyfOfBathe]

I tend to use ABC or AC, the same as before I was married.

But I think that ABCD/ACD is more common.

[ohprettybaby]

AC-D or ABC-D.
I'm double-barrelled and use the former when initialling anything.

[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?

[msmith501]

A B C-D or A C-D

[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

[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