Okay... if you must know, the R. stands for Robert.

So my full, legal name is:

Howard Robert Abbey

And my name shortened would be:

Howie Robbie Abbey

If you haven't gotten bored yet, perhaps you would also like to know that my name put into Japanese writing is:

hawado abbee or

hawado abe (not legal, but it looks prettier)

If you know how my name would be written in any other languages, please let me know by contacting me.