Sometimes I see names abbreviated sometimes as A. B. Lastname and some other times A.-B. Lastname. Is there a difference? Does the former means it is a middle name, and the latter means it is a part of first name?
Learn English – First name initial format “A. B. Lastname” vs “A.-B. Lastname”
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Best Answer
A.-B. Lastname indicates a hyphenated first name. For example, Anne-Marie Slaughter might be referred to as A.-M. Slaughter.
A. B. Lastname is giving the initials of the first name and middle name.