def METHOD_NAME(name):
    prefix, first, middle, last, suffix = name_parts(name)
    given = first
    if middle:
        given += " "+middle
    # Don't use non-word characters as initials.
    # Example: The Bulgarian transcribed name "'Rnest Balkanska" should not have an initial of "'".
    given = re.sub(r'[^ .\w]', '', given)
    METHOD_NAME = " ".join([ n[0].upper()+'.' for n in given.split() ])
    return METHOD_NAME