diff --git a/backend/src/data/PublishName.logic.ts b/backend/src/data/PublishName.logic.ts
index e307a74d0..5e3e0e501 100644
--- a/backend/src/data/PublishName.logic.ts
+++ b/backend/src/data/PublishName.logic.ts
@@ -22,13 +22,13 @@ export class PublishNameLogic {
       return this.user.firstName
     }
     if (PublishNameType.PUBLISH_NAME_INITIALS === publishNameType) {
-      return this.user.firstName.substring(0, 1)
+      return this.user.firstName.substring(0, 2)
     }
     if (PublishNameType.PUBLISH_NAME_ALIAS_OR_INITALS === publishNameType) {
       if (this.user.alias) {
         return this.user.alias
       } else {
-        return this.user.firstName.substring(0, 1)
+        return this.user.firstName.substring(0, 2)
       }
     }
     return ''
@@ -48,12 +48,12 @@ export class PublishNameLogic {
         publishNameType,
       )
     ) {
-      return this.user.lastName.substring(0, 1)
+      return this.user.lastName.substring(0, 2)
     } else if (
       PublishNameType.PUBLISH_NAME_ALIAS_OR_INITALS === publishNameType &&
       !this.user.alias
     ) {
-      return this.user.lastName.substring(0, 1)
+      return this.user.lastName.substring(0, 2)
     }
 
     return ''
diff --git a/frontend/src/locales/de.json b/frontend/src/locales/de.json
index e04778830..a4662bdb5 100644
--- a/frontend/src/locales/de.json
+++ b/frontend/src/locales/de.json
@@ -376,13 +376,13 @@
     },
     "publish-name": {
       "alias-or-initials": "Benutzername oder Initialen",
-      "alias-or-initials-tooltip": "Benutzername, falls vorhanden, oder die Initialen von Vorname und Nachname",
+      "alias-or-initials-tooltip": "Benutzername, falls vorhanden, oder die Initialen von Vorname und Nachname jeweils die ersten zwei Buchstaben",
       "first": "Vorname",
       "first-tooltip": "Nur der Vornamen",
       "first-initial": "Vorname und Initial",
-      "first-initial-tooltip": "Vornamen plus Anfangsbuchstabe des Nachnamens",
+      "first-initial-tooltip": "Vornamen plus die ersten beiden Anfangsbuchstabe des Nachnamens",
       "initials": "Initialen",
-      "initials-tooltip": "Initialen von Vor- und Nachname unabhängig von der Existenz des Benutzernamens",
+      "initials-tooltip": "Initialen von Vor- und Nachname also jeweils die ersten zwei Buchstaben unabhängig von der Existenz des Benutzernamens",
       "name-full": "Vorname und Nachname",
       "name-full-tooltip": "Vollständiger Name: Vorname plus Nachname"
     },
diff --git a/frontend/src/locales/en.json b/frontend/src/locales/en.json
index 2aceda935..e28fe4c9f 100644
--- a/frontend/src/locales/en.json
+++ b/frontend/src/locales/en.json
@@ -376,15 +376,15 @@
     },
     "publish-name": {
       "alias-or-initials": "Username or initials (Default)",
-      "alias-or-initials-tooltip": "username if exists or Initials of firstname and lastname",
-      "first": "firstname",
-      "first-tooltip": "the firstname only",
-      "first-initial": "firstname and initial",
-      "first-initial-tooltip": "firstname plus initial of lastname",
+      "alias-or-initials-tooltip": "username, if available, or the initials of the first name and last name, the first two letters in each case",
+      "first": "Firstname",
+      "first-tooltip": "the first name only",
+      "first-initial": "First name and initial",
+      "first-initial-tooltip": "first name plus the first two initial letters of the last name",
       "initials": "Initials",
-      "initials-tooltip": "Initials of firstname and lastname independent if username exists",
-      "name-full": "firstname and lastname",
-      "name-full-tooltip": "fullname: firstname plus lastname"
+      "initials-tooltip": "Initials of first name and last name, i.e. the first two letters of each regardless of the existence of the user name",
+      "name-full": "first name and last name",
+      "name-full-tooltip": "full name: first name plus last name"
     },
     "showAmountGDD": "Your GDD amount is visible.",
     "showAmountGDT": "Your GDT amount is visible.",