Post-nominal letters, also called "post-nominal initials" or "post-nominal titles", are letters placed after the name of a person to indicate that the individual holds a position, educational degree, accreditation, office, or honour. An individual may use several different sets of post-nominal letters. The order in which these are listed after a name is based on the order of precedence and category of the order.
Examples of post-nominal letters:
- A Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire is authorized to use the postnominal KBE. The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British Order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by King George V.
- A Fellow of the American Institute of Architects is authorized to used the postnominal FAIA. The American Institute of Architects (AIA is a professional organization for Architects in the United States. Fellow of the American Institute of Architects ( FAIA) is an Postnomial, designating an individual who has been named a Fellow of the American Institute
- A Doctor of Philosophy is authorized to use the postnominal PhD (or, in some cases, DPhil). "PhD" redirects here for other uses see PhD (disambiguation.
- A Franciscan friar (the Order of Friars Minor) is authorized to use the postnominal OFM. The term Franciscan is commonly used to refer to members of Catholic The term Franciscan is commonly used to refer to members of Catholic
Post-nominal letters are one of the main types of name suffix. A name suffix, in the Western naming tradition follows a person’s full Name and provides additional information about the person
See also
- List of post-nominal letters
- Suffix (name)
- Orders, decorations, and medals of the United Kingdom
- Pre-nominal letters
- Privy Council of the United Kingdom
- Catholic order
References
Post-nominal letters are letters placed after the name of a person to indicate that the individual holds a position office or honour A name suffix, in the Western naming tradition follows a person’s full Name and provides additional information about the person The British honours system is a means of rewarding individuals' personal bravery achievement or service to the United Kingdom. Pre-nominal letters are a Title which is placed before the name of a person as distinct from a post-nominal title which is placed after the name Her Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council is a body of advisors to the British Sovereign. Religious orders ('Religious Institutes' cf canons 573-746 are the major form of consecrated life in the Roman Catholic Church.Dapyx Software network: MP3 Explorer | Ebook Manager | Zenithic