How should 2 names be alphabetized?

lindadq · #1 May 1, 2008, 03:51 PM

When you have a couple with different last names, how do you alphabetize? Should you list the woman first the alphabetize by the last name of the husband?

pdaher · Jul 19, 2008, 06:47 PM

I assume you're talking about hyphenated names. This is always confusing to me too.

With the same last name you can say: Thomas and Louise Black, but if Louise's name is Louise Red-Black, how do you do it?

I could be wrong, but I would alphabetize it as Thomas and Louise Black ignoring the hyphenated name unless I was going to address something to Louise only.



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