Box 3 Given names containing punctuation, a prefix, a preposition, or particle

• Disregard hyphens joining given (first or middle) names

  • Jean-Louis Lagrot    becomes    Lagrot JL
• Use only the first letter of given names and middle names when they contain a prefix, a preposition, or other particle

  • D'Arcy Hart    becomes    Hart D
  • W. St. John Patterson    becomes    Patterson WS
  • De la Broquerie Fortier    becomes    Fortier D
  • Craig McC. Brooks    becomes    Brooks CM
• Disregard traditional abbreviations of given names. Some non-US publications use abbreviations of conventional given names rather than single initials, such as St. for Stefan. Use only the first letter of the abbreviation.

  • Ch. Wunderly    becomes    Wunderly C
  • C. Fr. Erdman    becomes    Erdman CF
• For non-English names that have been romanized (written in the roman alphabet), capitalize only the first letter when the original initial is represented by more than one letter

  • Iu. A. Iakontov    becomes    Iakontov IuA
  • G. Th. Tsakalos    becomes    Tsakalos GTh