Initials ɪˈnɪʃl Stone Bears R.P Stand Ralph Piggot

• ‘what initial is it, mrs owen?’ ‘it's j, j for jane.’
• john fitzgerald kennedy was often known by his initials jfk.
• just write your initials.
• a stone bears the initials ‘r.p.’, which stand for ‘ralph piggot’.

initial

1. the first letter of a person’s first name
• ‘What initial is it, Mrs Owen?’ ‘It's J, J for Jane.’
2. the first letters of all of a person’s names
• John Fitzgerald Kennedy was often known by his initials JFK.
• Just write your initials.

Extra Examples

• A stone bears the initials ‘R.P.’, which stand for ‘Ralph Piggot’.
• A stone over the door bears the initials ‘R.P.’, which stand for ‘Ralph Piggot’.
• He carved his girlfriend’s initials in the rock.
• Now that she was chief executive officer, she could put the initials CEO after her name.
• SC are the initials for Santa Catarina.
• She’s always been known by her initials.
• The two authors have the same initials.
• When writing, if you use initials for a long name, make sure you spell out the name at least once.

Word Origin

• early 16th cent.: from Latin initialis, from initium ‘beginning’, from inire ‘go in’, from in- ‘into’ + ire ‘go’.