diff -r 425a49e6ae67 src/util_names.js
--- a/src/util_names.js	Mon Oct 10 10:32:21 2011 +0000
+++ b/src/util_names.js	Tue Oct 11 23:31:40 2011 +0000
@@ -160,12 +160,15 @@
 
     var isAbbrev = [];
     for (i = 0, ilen = namelist.length; i < ilen; i += 1) {
-        if (namelist[i].length > 1 && namelist[i].slice(-1) === ".") {
+        var abbrevFlag = false;
+        if (namelist[i].length && namelist[i].slice(-1) === ".") {
             namelist[i] = namelist[i].slice(0, -1);
-            isAbbrev.push(true);
-        } else {
-            isAbbrev.push(false);
+            abbrevFlag = true;
         }
+        if (!abbrevFlag && namelist[i].length === 1 && namelist[i].toUpperCase() === namelist[i]) {
+            abbrevFlag = true;
+        }
+        isAbbrev.push(abbrevFlag);
     }
     //   (3) If initialize="false" then:
     //       (a) Do the thing below, but only pushing terminator; or else
@@ -174,6 +177,7 @@
     for (i = 0, ilen = namelist.length; i < ilen; i += 2) {
         if (isAbbrev[i]) {
             if (i < namelist.length - 2) {
+
                 namelist[i + 1] = "";
                 // If terminator does not end in a space,
                 // and this is a ROMANESQUE,