POST-NOMINAL LETTERS
'Post-nominal letters' also called "post-nominal initials" or "post-nominal titles" are letters placed after the name of an individual to indicate that that 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.
★ A Fellow of the American Institute of Architects is authorized to used the postnominal FAIA.
★ A Doctor of Philosophy is authorized to use the postnominal PhD (or, in some cases, DPhil).
★ A Franciscan friar (the Order of Friars Minor) is authorized to use the postnominal OFM.
★ The title esquire as in John Smith, Esq. is another example of a postnominal.
★ UK Honours (Cabinet Office Ceremonial Secretariat)
★ 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
Examples of post-nominal letters:
★ A Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire is authorized to use the postnominal KBE.
★ A Fellow of the American Institute of Architects is authorized to used the postnominal FAIA.
★ A Doctor of Philosophy is authorized to use the postnominal PhD (or, in some cases, DPhil).
★ A Franciscan friar (the Order of Friars Minor) is authorized to use the postnominal OFM.
★ The title esquire as in John Smith, Esq. is another example of a postnominal.
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References
★ UK Honours (Cabinet Office Ceremonial Secretariat)
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
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