valuablevariable
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Need to register for something and along with name they have a box where i should write in my suffix and i cant seem to find what that is. Any help?
What is a "suffix"
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gogrow
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here you go... i think this is info on what you/they are talking about...
Suffix (name - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia)
Suffix (name - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia)
valuablevariable
Well-Known Member
... am i missing what your trying to show me?
CrackerJax
New Member
That definition I believe is correct. I'm GUESSING that this occured somewhere around ur name (fill in)?? If that is the case, then a Mr.Ms.Mrs. is what they are after. Just put in St. (stoner).
Suffix is technically
Stone
The stone-D stone-R received a stone-Y look from the Librarian when he commented on how his book smelled like liquid sunshine.
D-R-Y suffixes, like my humor.
Hope this helps.
out.
Suffix is technically
Stone
The stone-D stone-R received a stone-Y look from the Librarian when he commented on how his book smelled like liquid sunshine.
D-R-Y suffixes, like my humor.
Hope this helps.
out.
gardenandcats
Well-Known Member
Mr,Miss,Mz,.Mrs
gogrow
confused
sorry bout that, dont know why it wont link right... but i know this way works
... here you go, this is what i intended to link you to
Suffix (name)
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A name suffix, in the Western naming tradition, follows a persons full name and provides additional information about the person. Post-nominal letters indicate that the individual holds a position, educational degree, accreditation, office or honour. The most common social name suffixes are senior and junior.
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Academic suffixes indicate the degree earned at a college or university. These include the bachelor's degree (A.B, B.A., B.Sc., etc.) the master's degree (M.A., M.B.A., M.Sc., etc.), the doctoral degree (Ph.D., D.Phil., Eng.D., etc.) and the professional doctorates (D.D., M.D., J.D., etc.).
In the case of doctorates, either the prefix (e.g. "Dr.") or the suffix (e.g. "M.D." or "Ph.D.") is used, not both. In the United States, the suffix is the preferred format (thus allowing differentiation between various types of doctorate) in written documentation.
[edit] Honorary
Such titles may be given by:
Professional titles include Esq., used for an attorney (usually a practicing attorney) in the USA who has passed a state bar examination, and CSA (casting) and ASCAP, which indicate membership in professional societies. The suffix CPA is also used for individuals who have completed the requirements to become a Certified Public Accountant. Similarly, Chartered Financial Analysts use the suffix CFA. Engineers that are certified as a Professional Engineer in his or her state will use the suffix P.E. and Chartered Engineers use CEng. Likewise, Registered Architects will sometimes use the suffix R.A., or more often a suffix such as AIA or RIBA that refers to their professional society. Officers and enlisted in the United States Military will add an abbreviation of the service frequently to disambiguate seniority, and reserve status. For example, Captain Smith, USN, outranks Captain Jones, USMC.
Members of religious orders will commonly use their order's initials as a suffix to their personal name. For example, a Franciscan friar uses the post-nominal initials OFM, derived from the order's name in Latin, Ordo Fratrum Minorum; a Viatorian priest uses the suffix CSV, from the English name of the order, the Clerics of Saint Viator.
[edit] Social
The most common name suffixes are senior and junior, limited chiefly to American usage, which may be written with a capital first letter (Sr.) or in lower case (jr.) following the persons name (with or without an interceding comma). The term junior is only correctly used if a child is given exactly the same name as his or her parent. (See, for example, Emily Post's Etiquette by Elizabeth L. Post 1985.) When the suffixes are spelled out in full, they are always written with the first letter in lower case. Social name suffixes are far more frequently applied to men than to women. In French, the designations for a father and son with the same name are père (father) and fils (son).
Sons with a different middle name or initial may also be called Junior. An example is Ronald P. Reagan, the son of the late U.S. president, who is still titled junior even though his middle name, Prescott, differs from his late fathers middle name, which was Wilson. This notwithstanding, a son may sometimes be nicknamed "Junior" even if he is not titled as such, because "Junior" is a popular familial nickname in the United States. An example of this is WWE chairman Vincent Kennedy McMahon who is sometimes credited as Vince McMahon, Jr. because his own father (Vincent J. McMahon) was credited as Vince McMahon, Sr. Another instance of this is George W. Bush, who is nicknamed Junior by his family. Interestingly, the son of actor Lon Chaney, was billed by Hollywood as Lon Chaney, Jr., to capitalize on his fathers success, even though he had an entirely different birth name: Creighton Tull Chaney. A similar situation exists with singer Hank Williams. His son, Randall Hank Williams, is professionally known as Hank Williams, Jr. Randall's son Shelton Hank Williams is known professionally as Hank Williams III.
Although there are instances of daughters who are named after their mothers and thus use the suffix "jr." (such as Winifred Sackville Stoner, Jr., Anna Eleanor Roosevelt, Jr., and Carolina Herrera, Jr.) or after their grandmothers with the suffix "II", this is not common. Usually, the namesake is given a different middle name and so would not need a suffix for differentiation. The title "Jr." is sometimes used in legal documents, particularly those pertaining to wills and estates, to distinguish among female family members of the same name.
A wife who uses the title Mrs. would also use her husband's full name, including the suffix. In less formal situations, the suffix may be omitted. Hence: Mrs. Lon Chaney Jr. on a wedding invitation, but Mrs. L. Chaney or simply Shannon Chaney for a friendly note. Widows are entitled to retain their late husband's full names and suffixes but divorcees may not continue to style themselves with a former husband's full name and suffix, even if they retain the surname.
There is no hard-and-fast rule over what happens to suffixes when the most senior of the name dies. Do the men retain their titles, or do they all "move up" one? Neither tradition nor etiquette provides a definitive answer (columnist Judith Martin, for example, believes they should all move up, but most agree that this is up to the individual families). Upon the death of John Smith Sr., his son, John Smith, Jr. may decide to style himself John Smith Sr. (causing confusion if his widowed mother and his wife both use the formal style Mrs. John Smith, Sr., and necessitating that his son and grandson change their titles as well) or he may remain John Smith, Jr. for the rest of his lifetime. One effect of moving up one is that it eliminates the extension of Roman numerals over the generations: i.e., a John Smith III, IV, and V. A disadvantage is that it may cause confusion with respect to birth certificates, credit cards, and the like. In practice it is quite uncommon for families to go beyond "III" in naming children, although there are notable exceptions; The legal name of Tom Cruise, for instance, is actually Thomas Cruise Mapother IV, and the oldest sons of U.S. Senator Jay Rockefeller (legal name John Davison Rockefeller IV) and former Major League Baseball pitcher Orel Hershiser both have "V" as their suffix.
The style Esq. or Esquire was once used to distinguish a gentleman from the rank and file. It is still occasionally used as a courtesy title in formal correspondence in the United Kingdom. It is not used in a social sense in the United States, where Esq. or esq. is used as the professional styling for an attorney. If Esq. is used, the honorific should be omitted.
[edit] Ordering of post-nominal letters
In some countries the arrangement of post-nominal letters is
... here you go, this is what i intended to link you toSuffix (name)
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Jump to: navigation, search
A name suffix, in the Western naming tradition, follows a persons full name and provides additional information about the person. Post-nominal letters indicate that the individual holds a position, educational degree, accreditation, office or honour. The most common social name suffixes are senior and junior.
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- <LI class=toclevel-1>1 Academic <LI class=toclevel-1>2 Honorary <LI class=toclevel-1>3 Professional <LI class=toclevel-1>4 Social <LI class=toclevel-1>5 Ordering of post-nominal letters
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Academic suffixes indicate the degree earned at a college or university. These include the bachelor's degree (A.B, B.A., B.Sc., etc.) the master's degree (M.A., M.B.A., M.Sc., etc.), the doctoral degree (Ph.D., D.Phil., Eng.D., etc.) and the professional doctorates (D.D., M.D., J.D., etc.).
In the case of doctorates, either the prefix (e.g. "Dr.") or the suffix (e.g. "M.D." or "Ph.D.") is used, not both. In the United States, the suffix is the preferred format (thus allowing differentiation between various types of doctorate) in written documentation.
[edit] Honorary
Such titles may be given by:
- a monarch (for example K.B.E., a suffix granted to Knights Commander of the Order of the British Empire);
- a university (as in a LL.D. (Doctor of Laws) given in recognition of a person's life achievements rather than their academic standing);
- a church or seminary, who may offer an honorary Doctor of Divinity (D.D.) to outstanding ministers or teachers.
Professional titles include Esq., used for an attorney (usually a practicing attorney) in the USA who has passed a state bar examination, and CSA (casting) and ASCAP, which indicate membership in professional societies. The suffix CPA is also used for individuals who have completed the requirements to become a Certified Public Accountant. Similarly, Chartered Financial Analysts use the suffix CFA. Engineers that are certified as a Professional Engineer in his or her state will use the suffix P.E. and Chartered Engineers use CEng. Likewise, Registered Architects will sometimes use the suffix R.A., or more often a suffix such as AIA or RIBA that refers to their professional society. Officers and enlisted in the United States Military will add an abbreviation of the service frequently to disambiguate seniority, and reserve status. For example, Captain Smith, USN, outranks Captain Jones, USMC.
Members of religious orders will commonly use their order's initials as a suffix to their personal name. For example, a Franciscan friar uses the post-nominal initials OFM, derived from the order's name in Latin, Ordo Fratrum Minorum; a Viatorian priest uses the suffix CSV, from the English name of the order, the Clerics of Saint Viator.
[edit] Social
The most common name suffixes are senior and junior, limited chiefly to American usage, which may be written with a capital first letter (Sr.) or in lower case (jr.) following the persons name (with or without an interceding comma). The term junior is only correctly used if a child is given exactly the same name as his or her parent. (See, for example, Emily Post's Etiquette by Elizabeth L. Post 1985.) When the suffixes are spelled out in full, they are always written with the first letter in lower case. Social name suffixes are far more frequently applied to men than to women. In French, the designations for a father and son with the same name are père (father) and fils (son).
Sons with a different middle name or initial may also be called Junior. An example is Ronald P. Reagan, the son of the late U.S. president, who is still titled junior even though his middle name, Prescott, differs from his late fathers middle name, which was Wilson. This notwithstanding, a son may sometimes be nicknamed "Junior" even if he is not titled as such, because "Junior" is a popular familial nickname in the United States. An example of this is WWE chairman Vincent Kennedy McMahon who is sometimes credited as Vince McMahon, Jr. because his own father (Vincent J. McMahon) was credited as Vince McMahon, Sr. Another instance of this is George W. Bush, who is nicknamed Junior by his family. Interestingly, the son of actor Lon Chaney, was billed by Hollywood as Lon Chaney, Jr., to capitalize on his fathers success, even though he had an entirely different birth name: Creighton Tull Chaney. A similar situation exists with singer Hank Williams. His son, Randall Hank Williams, is professionally known as Hank Williams, Jr. Randall's son Shelton Hank Williams is known professionally as Hank Williams III.
Although there are instances of daughters who are named after their mothers and thus use the suffix "jr." (such as Winifred Sackville Stoner, Jr., Anna Eleanor Roosevelt, Jr., and Carolina Herrera, Jr.) or after their grandmothers with the suffix "II", this is not common. Usually, the namesake is given a different middle name and so would not need a suffix for differentiation. The title "Jr." is sometimes used in legal documents, particularly those pertaining to wills and estates, to distinguish among female family members of the same name.
A wife who uses the title Mrs. would also use her husband's full name, including the suffix. In less formal situations, the suffix may be omitted. Hence: Mrs. Lon Chaney Jr. on a wedding invitation, but Mrs. L. Chaney or simply Shannon Chaney for a friendly note. Widows are entitled to retain their late husband's full names and suffixes but divorcees may not continue to style themselves with a former husband's full name and suffix, even if they retain the surname.
There is no hard-and-fast rule over what happens to suffixes when the most senior of the name dies. Do the men retain their titles, or do they all "move up" one? Neither tradition nor etiquette provides a definitive answer (columnist Judith Martin, for example, believes they should all move up, but most agree that this is up to the individual families). Upon the death of John Smith Sr., his son, John Smith, Jr. may decide to style himself John Smith Sr. (causing confusion if his widowed mother and his wife both use the formal style Mrs. John Smith, Sr., and necessitating that his son and grandson change their titles as well) or he may remain John Smith, Jr. for the rest of his lifetime. One effect of moving up one is that it eliminates the extension of Roman numerals over the generations: i.e., a John Smith III, IV, and V. A disadvantage is that it may cause confusion with respect to birth certificates, credit cards, and the like. In practice it is quite uncommon for families to go beyond "III" in naming children, although there are notable exceptions; The legal name of Tom Cruise, for instance, is actually Thomas Cruise Mapother IV, and the oldest sons of U.S. Senator Jay Rockefeller (legal name John Davison Rockefeller IV) and former Major League Baseball pitcher Orel Hershiser both have "V" as their suffix.
The style Esq. or Esquire was once used to distinguish a gentleman from the rank and file. It is still occasionally used as a courtesy title in formal correspondence in the United Kingdom. It is not used in a social sense in the United States, where Esq. or esq. is used as the professional styling for an attorney. If Esq. is used, the honorific should be omitted.
[edit] Ordering of post-nominal letters
In some countries the arrangement of post-nominal letters is
gogrow
confused
wouldnt that be a prefix??
Sunnysideup
Well-Known Member
Yup, you are correct.
Jr. Sr. III, etc....they are suffixes.....
Mr. Mrs. Miss, etc.....they are prefixes
GreenReaper420
Active Member
LMAO - Suffix is something like after the word - pre fix is something before, you get me? See like pre is before like prehistoric....that should help you remember suffix is after.
Hope this helps
Hope this helps
CrackerJax
New Member
So SUFhistoric is the future?