I really think it depends on the child. I have a friend who named her twins [name]Megan[/name] [name]Elizabeth[/name] and [name]Sean[/name] [name]Thomas[/name] D-----. My friend originally wanted to name [name]Megan[/name] [name]Monica[/name], but her aunt told her that a [name]Monica[/name] would be teased because of [name]Monica[/name] Lewinski. As for STD, the same aunt said there would be a different name for it by the time [name]Megan[/name] and [name]Sean[/name] were in middle school. [name]Megan[/name] says that no one at her school really remembers who [name]Monica[/name] Lewinski is (they were born in '98) and that everyone knows what an STD is. [name]Sean[/name] is really popular at his school, and 6 feet already, so no one really teases him. And if they do, he laughs it off. I guess what Iām saying is that initials are not the most important thing. [name]Eleanor[/name] is a beautiful name and I wouldnāt get rid of it because of E.Z. When do you really use initials anyway?
You actually use them a lot when signing things. I had to initial my lease for renting an apartment. I had to also initial when signing up for a bank account. A lot of forms require you to āinitial here,ā so yes it is used quite a bit.
Really? how so?
My sister-in-law actually purposely made her kids initials spell out nicknames of their first names ([name]Zachary[/name] [name]Aaron[/name] Cā[name]ZAC[/name], etc.). I think itās a nice idea if you can make it work, but in what way has it been a problem?
I was reprimanded by teachers several times in my school years when I was told to Initial something, and wrote my initials, some would go so far as to snap that I was supposed to Initial not write my name, which when you are 6, 8 or 10 years old, is pretty upsetting to have an adult take a rude tone with you. However, with one teacher I had the last laugh, he was like, your initials canāt be [name]KIM[/name] unless your middle name is [name]Ursula[/name] or something. Irsula? I was like, Uhm, [name]Ursula[/name] starts with a U. Now that Iām older, itās pretty neat and other people find it interesting too, but as a kid, it did cause problems 
[name]Both[/name] my brother and my initials are television channels which our friends in high school found highly entertaining, his are worse than mine PBS (public broadcasting Station) and we both made it through honestly my philosophy is look at the car license plate rules if they put it on a plate your kid can handle it if not donāt do it.
My initials are TSP (abbreviation for teaspoon). I always thought it was pretty cool, especially since I enjoy cooking. I even tried going by āTeaspoonā when I was in 6th grade. Thankfully it didnāt stick.
Also in [name]Canada[/name]. I think [name]Zed[/name] is more common in most English speaking countries.
I agree with you, but I have to say that I did have a job where we used our initials a lot and I could list all of my co-workers initials. If someone would have had unfortunate initials, like A.S.S or U.G.H my whole office would have definitely known. I guess I just point this out because you never know, your child my go by his initials for shorthand one day.
My sons Initials Are B.A.R.S and my daughters are L.F.A.S ā¦ we had to add the r name or it woudl have been B.A.S and that could have had turd on the end in school time or anything! i quite like barsā¦ lolā¦ and i hope lfas isnt somethingā¦
I donāt think E. Z. would matter in Australia. I took a really long time to figure out why that would be bad. I guess because we pronounce Z as āzedā (same in [name]England[/name]).
[name]Edit[/name]: Sorry, I wrote this before I realised you already had this discussion!
The way I look at it, your kid will be teased for something because theyāre a kid. If theyāre lucky, itāll be their initials.
(My name turns out to be the second half of the name of a Japanese word for suicideā¦it sucked for a few months in 7th grade when we were studying Japan. Possibly longer than it had to because I let people see that it bothered me).
Thank you for making that clear, Iāve been reading this thread and being so confused about what would be wrong with E.Z, thinking it stood for something and that I was completely stupid for not being able to work it out. Damn accent, foiled me again!
I think it depends too. Women donāt always keep the same initials for a life time anyways. My Grandma took on the initials P.E.E after she married. She thought it was kind of funny! Honestly, people donāt speak of their middle names too often, and I canāt remember the last time I had to write out my three initials anywhere. Having said that, I had to nix a name that spelt H.A.M because I am a vegetarian I didnāt like the sound of it!
[name]Even[/name] if you need to initial things for work, leases, et c. you donāt necessarily have to use all three initials. So if your initials are STD you just initial SD, A$S just initial AS, kwim?
My initials (first and last) are KK, and I wasnāt teased, but I do get asked a lot what my middle name is. It starts with an A so I avoided that. But whenever I see little girls named K____ K____ Lastname, I pray they donāt marry someone with a K last name. Something to consider. Also I have a friend who occasionally calls me by my initials, KAK (rhymes with āquackā), itās just another nickname. But if I had difficult initials Iām sure it would bother me more.
I donāt think EZ is too big a problem. Iād avoid BJ, STD, A$S, and the like, but I have friends whose initials spell JAB, MAD, SOB, and MOP, and itās nothing they were ever teased for. [name]Just[/name] a funny little quirk about them!
At my first job we initialed memos and completed projects, but my boss always signed with all three initials because her initials were BS. A friend with initials G.A.S. was always rather embarrassed about them and was teased by friends and family alike. ) :
Personally, with a K last name, Iāve nixed K first names for any future daughters and will consider the meaning of initials and monograms for my children, but not necessarily be scared away from an otherwise perfect name.
I think the only REALLY bad initials are when they look like something sexual. My friendās initials are BLT and everyoneās always liked that.