Reference · Prefixes & suffixes
Prefixes & suffixes
Name prefixes and suffixes used by the Person schema, with their canonical abbreviations.
Prefixes (74)
| Name | Abbreviation |
|---|---|
| 2nd Lieutenant (Army) | 2LT |
| 2nd Lieutenant (Marine/A.F.) | 2dLt. |
| Abbot | Abbot |
| Admiral | Adm. |
| Ambassador | Amb. |
| Baron | Baron |
| Baroness | Brnss. |
| Bishop | Bishop |
| Brigadier General | BG |
| Brother | Br. |
| Captain (Army) | CPT |
| Captain (Navy) | Capt. |
| Chancellor | Chan. |
| Chaplain | Chapln. |
| Chief Petty Officer | CPO |
| Colonel | COL |
| Colonel (Retired) | COL (Ret.) |
| Commander | Cmdr. |
| Corporal | CPL |
| Count | Count |
| Countess | Cntss. |
| Dean | Dean |
| Dr. | Dr. |
| Duke | Duke |
| Ensign | Ens. |
| Estate of | Estate of |
| Father | Fr. |
| Frau | Frau |
| Friar | Fr. |
| General | GEN |
| Governor | Gov. |
| Judge | Judge |
| Justice | Justice |
| Lieutenant (Navy) | Lt. |
| Lieutenant Colonel | LTC |
| Lieutenant Commander | Lt. Cmdr. |
| Lieutenant General | LTG |
| Lieutenant junior grade | Lt. j.g. |
| Lord | Lord |
| Madame | Mme. |
| Mademoiselle | Mlle. |
| Major | MAJ |
| Married Woman | Mrs. |
| Master | Master |
| Master Sergeant | MSG |
| Midshipman | MIDN |
| Miss | Miss |
| Mister | Mr. |
| Monsieur | M. |
| Monsignor | Msgr. |
| Ms. | Ms. |
| Mx. | Mx. |
| President | Pres. |
| Princess | Princess |
| Professor | Prof. |
| Rabbi | Rabbi |
| Rear Admiral | R.Adm. |
| Representative | Rep. |
| Reverend | Rev. |
| Reverends | Revs. |
| Right Reverend | Rt.Rev. |
| Senator | Sen. |
| Senor | Sr. |
| Senora | Sra. |
| Senorita | Srta. |
| Sergeant | SGT |
| Sheikh | Sheikh |
| Sir | Sir |
| Sister | Sr. |
| Staff Sergeant | SSG |
| The Honorable | The Hon. |
| The Venerable | The Venerable |
| Trust(ees)of | Trust(ees)of |
| Vice Admiral | V.Adm. |
Suffixes (52)
| Name | Abbreviation |
|---|---|
| Bravery Medal | BM |
| British Empire Medal | BEM |
| Certified Public Accountant | CPA |
| Commissioner of Declarations | COMDC |
| Companion of Honour | CH |
| Companion of the Order of Australia | AC |
| Cross of Valour | CV |
| Distinguished Flying Medal | DFM |
| Distinguished Service Cross | DSC |
| Distinguished Service Medal | DSM |
| Doctor of Dental Medicine | DDS |
| Doctor of Laws | LLD |
| Doctor of Medicine | MD |
| Doctor of Osteopathy | DO |
| Doctorate | PhD |
| Esquire | ESQ |
| Esquire | Esq |
| Fourth | IV |
| George Cross | GC |
| Junior | JNR |
| Junior | Jr |
| Jurist Doctor | JD |
| Knight Bachelor | KB |
| Knight of the Garter | KG |
| Knight of the Thistle | KT |
| Knight/Dame Commander of the Order of Saint Michael and Saint George | KCMG/DCMG |
| Knight/Dame Commander of the Order of the Bath | KCB/DCB |
| Knight/Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire | KBE/DBE |
| Knight/Dame Commander of the Royal Victorian Order | KCVO/DCVO |
| Knight/Dame of the Order of Australia | AK/AD |
| Medal of the Order of Australia – Order of St John | OAM |
| Member of Parliament | MP |
| Member of the House of Assembly | MHA |
| Member of the House of Representatives | MHR |
| Member of the Legislative Assembly | MLA |
| Member of the Legislative Council | MLC |
| Member of the Order of the British Empire | MBE |
| Member of the Order or Australian | AM |
| Military Cross | MC |
| Office of the Order of the British Empire | OBE |
| Officer Commanding | OC |
| Officer of the Order of Australia | AO |
| Order of Merit | OM |
| Queens Council | QC |
| Registered Nurse | RN |
| Retired from Armed Forces | Ret |
| Second | II |
| Senior | SNR |
| Senior | Sr |
| Star of Courage | SC |
| Third | III |
| Victoria Cross | VC |