A textile shop in our home town bore the name of the founder with his all four initials. Often the two initials stand for the names of the village and the father. I hear that L.R. Eswari's full name is Lourdu Rajeswari. Since there was a M.S. Rajeswari, the former decided to compress the name. It is not just persons who have initials.
Towns do too.
IF you enquire about the bus to Kallupatti in Madurai bus stand you will be asked whether you want to go to T. Kallupatti or M. Kallupatti. Often the names of persons turn into a bunch of initials. S.S.R. Go to any office. Tamil Christians have multiple name syndrome. John Xavier Athisaya Kumar.