Format
GET_INITIALS
Returns initials from parsed first, middle, and last names.
Syntax
=GET_INITIALS(full_name)Parameters
NameTypeDescription
Name
full_nameTypetext or range
DescriptionFull name text, or a range containing full names.
Returns
Initials as text. Range input spills results.
Example
=GET_INITIALS("John Ronald Reuel Tolkien")Result: JRRT
Notes
Range inputs are supported. SPLIT_NAME flattens the input range into one output row per name.
The parser handles titles, suffixes, comma-formatted names, and common surname particles such as van, von, de, del, and de la.
All parsing runs locally inside the spreadsheet with no external API calls.