MONOGRAM GUIDE

A monogram consists of a person’s initials - usually a variation of the first, middle,

and last name - and questions often arise about proper monogram etiquette. To
help you get started, we’ve provided a few tips and guidelines for monogramming.

INDIVIDUAL MONOGRAMS
Example: “Sophia Marie Hamilton”

SMH
INITIALS, MONOGRAM, INITIALS, SINGLE
SAME SIZE RAISED CENTER WITH DOTS INITIAL
(first, middle, last) (first, last, middle) (first, middle, last) (first or last)

MARRIED COUPLE MONOGRAMS

Example: “Mary Williams” and “Henry Williams”

INITIALS, MONOGRAM, MONOGRAM, SINGLE

SAME SIZE RAISED CENTER STACKED WITH LINE INITIAL
(wife’s first “&” (wife’s first, last, (wife’s first, husband’s (last)
husband’s first) husband’s first) first, last)

NON-MARRIED COUPLE MONOGRAMS

Example: “Kimberly Jones” and “Eric Thompson”

INITIALS, INITIALS, INITIALS, INITIALS,

SAME SIZE SAME SIZE SAME SIZE SAME SIZE
(both partner’s first or (both partner’s first or (both partner’s first or (both partner’s first or
both partner’s last) both partner’s last) both partner’s last) both partner’s last)

LAST NAME CHANGES

Married woman, keeps maiden name
Example: “Mary Johnson Williams”

INITIALS, MONOGRAM, SINGLE

SAME SIZE RAISED CENTER INITIAL
(first, maiden, last) (first, married last, (married last)
maiden)

Married woman, hyphenates last name

Example: “Mary Johnson-Williams”

MONOGRAM, INITIALS,
RAISED CENTER SAME SIZE
(first, married last, (hyphenated, last)
maiden)

VON, DU OR ANY CAPITALIZED ARTICLE

MAKING A TWO-WORD LAST NAME
For individuals, the article (“V”) replaces the middle
initial and the preposition (“H”) serves as the last initial.

Example: “Anne Von Hansel”

INITIALS, MONOGRAM,
SAME SIZE RAISED CENTER
(first, article, preposition) (first, preposition, article)

For couples, the article (“V”) is omitted and the preposition

(“P”) serves as the last initial.

Example: “Stacey Van Patten” and “Nick Van Patten”

MONOGRAM, MONOGRAM,
STACKED WITH LINE RAISED CENTER
(wife’s first, husband’s (wife’s first, preposition,
first, preposition) husband’s first)

O’, MC OR MAC BUT ONE-WORD LAST NAME

For individual monograming

Example: “Thomas Lewis O’Malley”

INITIALS, MONOGRAM,
SAME SIZE RAISED CENTER
(first, middle, first letter (first, first letter of last,
of last) middle)

For couple monograming

Example: “Marie O’Malley” and “Thomas O’Malley”

MONOGRAM, MONOGRAM,
STACKED WITH LINE RAISED CENTER
(wife’s first, husband’s (wife’s first, first letter of
first, first letter of last) last, husband’s first)

PERSONALIZATION DISCLAIMER:
Please note that though these are tips and guidelines for
monogramming to use your own discretion for personalization.
Personalization will appear as show in product preview.