Ex: Amy Hill-House or Amy hill-House. Or does it even matter?
2006-06-19 16:46:04 · 10 answers · asked by beachlover 2 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
In your example, both "Hill" and "House" are proper names, so they'd both be capitalized.
2006-06-19 16:50:02 · answer #1 · answered by Chug-a-Lug 7 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Amy Hill-House
2006-06-19 16:49:07 · answer #2 · answered by jen12121980 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Amy Hill-House is the correct way.
Hope This Helps
2006-06-19 16:49:30 · answer #3 · answered by nh 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In English, proper nouns receive initial letter capitalisation when written. A proper noun is a personal name or the official name of something. Hyphenation of a last name occurs because two proper last names have been added together for a reason, usually either by marriage or by name-change law. So, to write a hyphenated last name, you capitalise the first letters of both names: 'Angelina Jolie-Pitt', for example.
There are exceptions for capitalisation in multiple-word last names, depending often on the root language of the name, for example 'Rebecca de Mornay'. The 'de' in Rebecca's surname is not usually capitalised (although some people do capitalise it) because in the original language (French) 'de' means 'of' and is not a proper noun but a preposition. Some people like to capitalise all initial letters in a last name even if it's not strictly correct.
If you're unsure of how to write someone's surname, it's best just to ask them. This avoids any embarrassment caused by getting it wrong!
Hope that helps :)
2006-06-19 20:14:52 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
like Hill-House, capitalise both (or all, for that matter, if there are more than two) names and join them all with hyphens, i.e. no spaces....unless the person in question has a preference for it being done in a particular way
2006-06-20 03:06:30 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Capitalize both parts of the hyphenated name.
2006-06-20 06:28:00 · answer #6 · answered by drshorty 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-12-08 10:43:05 · answer #7 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Both last names are capitalized.
2006-06-19 16:49:14 · answer #8 · answered by flame_alchemist 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Both are capitalized.
2006-06-19 16:51:01 · answer #9 · answered by hopflower 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Caps, of course.
2006-06-19 16:49:10 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋