diff --git a/ietf/person/name.py b/ietf/person/name.py
index 26607d616..a936c87cc 100644
--- a/ietf/person/name.py
+++ b/ietf/person/name.py
@@ -107,6 +107,8 @@ def unidecode_name(uname):
     first = first.title()
     middle = ' '.join([ capfirst(p) for p in middle.split() ])
     last   = ' '.join([ capfirst(p) for p in last.split() ])
+    if len(last) == 1:
+        last = (last+last).capitalize()
     # Restore the particle, if any
     if particle and last.startswith(capfirst(particle)+' '):
         last = ' '.join([ particle, last[len(particle)+1:] ])