Remove Middle Initial from list of names with formula

Stuepef

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Office Version
  1. 2021
Platform
  1. Windows
I have list of names in the format of Last Name, First Name Middle Initial. The problem is not every single name has a middle initial and I am looking to make a formula to put the names in First Name Last Name format. Here is the list and the formula I have so far:

Extract first name formula:
Code:
=MID(A1,FIND(",",A1)+1,LEN(A1))

Extract last name formula:
Code:
=LEFT(A1,FIND(",",A1)-1)

List of names:
[TABLE="class: outer_border, width: 500"]
<tbody>[TR]
[TD]WILLIS,GEORGE A[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]GREEN,RICK[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]THOMAS-MATTS,CHARLOTTE R[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]PEPPERS,BONNIE[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]MONTEL,DWIGHT F[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]HARVER,JORDAN[/TD]
[/TR]
</tbody>[/TABLE]

Desired Result:
[TABLE="class: outer_border, width: 500"]
<tbody>[TR]
[TD]GEORGE WILLIS[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]RICK GREEN[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]CHARLOTTE THOMAS-MATTS[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]BONNIE PEPPERS[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]DWIGHT MONTEL[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]JOARDAN HARVER[/TD]
[/TR]
</tbody>[/TABLE]

Thank you for the assistance!
 

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This will separate the middle initial from the rest of the names. Delete the Middle initial column that gets created. Then you will be able to use your formulas to extract first and last names.
 
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If you want formula then,


Book1
AB
1NameFirst Name Last Name
2WILLIS,GEORGE AGEORGE WILLIS
3GREEN,RICKRICK GREEN
4THOMAS-MATTS,CHARLOTTE RCHARLOTTE THOMAS-MATTS
5PEPPERS,BONNIEBONNIE PEPPERS
6MONTEL,DWIGHT FDWIGHT MONTEL
7HARVER,JORDANJORDAN HARVER
Sheet4
Cell Formulas
RangeFormula
B2=TRIM(RIGHT(SUBSTITUTE(TRIM(LEFT(SUBSTITUTE(A2," ",REPT(" ",500)),500)),",",REPT(" ",100)),100) &" "& LEFT(SUBSTITUTE(TRIM(LEFT(SUBSTITUTE(A2," ",REPT(" ",500)),500)),",",REPT(" ",100)),100))
 
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I like that functionality within excel, but a formula is the method I would like to use to solve this particular instance.
 
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Or,


Book1
AB
1NameFirst Name Last Name
2WILLIS,GEORGE AGEORGE WILLIS
3GREEN,RICKRICK GREEN
4THOMAS-MATTS,CHARLOTTE RCHARLOTTE THOMAS-MATTS
5PEPPERS,BONNIEBONNIE PEPPERS
6MONTEL,DWIGHT FDWIGHT MONTEL
7HARVER,JORDANJORDAN HARVER
Sheet4
Cell Formulas
RangeFormula
B2=MID(A2,FIND(",",A2)+1,FIND(" ",A2&" ")-FIND(",",A2)-1)&" "&LEFT(A2,FIND(",",A2)-1)
 
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