An Initial Thought

Just a brief consideration of initials...

It seems obvious that parents need to at least pay some mind to the initials their child is going to end up with. Although unfortunate initials can be embarrassing, they are certainly not insurmountable. In other words, initials should not make or break a name, in my opinion. This is especially true for a baby girl, who likely will get married and change her initials anyway. Still, when it's avoidable, parents can do their kids a favor and thoughtfully provide name-orders that do not spell/represent something offensive.

"Good" Initials
Most people are fairly indifferent to their initials, in my experience. This is probably a good thing. On occasion though, I'll meet someone who loves their initials. For example, I grew up with a boy named "Andrew Benjamin C." He was thrilled to be an "ABC." Good initials do not elude to anything too specific; they are mildly amusing or clever without adding to the significance of the name itself. An exception to this is if the parents intentionally choose initials with meaning, such as naming a daughter "Sierra Alexandra Moore" after dear old great uncle Sam.

"Bad" Initials
Obviously, there are combinations of names that really should not be combined if possible. Any set of names that spell out particular three letter words, for instance, are bad ideas. Common abbreviations can be bad ideas too, like "SOS" or "TAX." With initials, the goal is not so much to come up with initials that make a child happy as much as to avoid initials that make them cringe. Much of this is personal preference; add some common sense and you're good to go!