INITIALS, the first letters of names. In English law it has been held that it is sufficient if a person affixes to a document the usual form in which he signs his name, with the intent that it shall be treated as his signature. So, signature by initials is a good signature within the Statute of Frauds (Phillimore v. Barry, 1818, I Camp. 513), and also under the Wills Act 1837 (In re Blewitt, 188o, 5 P.D. I16). (See SIGNATURE; AUTOGRAPHS.)