Post-nominal letters
Post-nominal letters, also called post-nominal initials, post-nominal titles, designatory letters, or simply post-nominals, are letters placed after a person's name to indicate that the individual holds a position, an academic degree, accreditation ...
are letters placed after the name of a person to indicate that the individual holds a position, office, or honour.
An individual may use several different sets of post-nominal letters. Honours are listed first in descending
order of precedence
An order of precedence is a sequential hierarchy of importance applied to individuals, groups, or organizations. For individuals, it is most often used for diplomats in attendance at very formal occasions. It can also be used in the context of ...
, followed by degrees and memberships of learned societies in ascending order.
Some obsolete positions are not listed unless recipients who continue to use the post-nominals even after the order becomes obsolete are still living.
Antigua and Barbuda
Australia
Barbados
Belgium
Brunei
Cambodia
Canada
Hong Kong
India
Ireland
Italy
Jamaica
Malaysia
Malta
Mauritius
Morocco
* Fellow of the
World Amazigh Congress
The World Amazigh Congress (; , CMA) is an international non-governmental organization made up of Amazigh sociocultural and development associations from both North Africa and the diaspora to have a coordination and representation structure.
It ...
(FWAC)
New Zealand
Papua New Guinea
Philippines
Portugal
Rhodesia
Saint Lucia
Solomon Islands
Spain
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Grandee of Spain
Grandee (; , ) is an official royal and noble ranks, aristocratic title conferred on some Spanish nobility. Holders of this dignity enjoyed similar privileges to those of the peerage of France during the , though in neither country did they ha ...
(GE)
[''Elenco de Grandezas y Títulos Nobiliarios Españoles'', Real Asociación de Hidalgos de España - Madrid, Ediciones Hidalguía - pp. 1-5]
Sri Lanka
Sweden
Thailand
Trinidad and Tobago
United Kingdom
United States
Zimbabwe
See also
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Suffix (name)
A name suffix in the Western English-language naming tradition, follows a person's surname (last name) and provides additional information about the person. Post-nominal letters indicate that the individual holds a position, educational degree, a ...
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Pre-nominal letters
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. Examples of pre-nominal titles, for instance professional titles include: Doctor, Captain, ...
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Orders, decorations, and medals of the Commonwealth realms
Orders of Commonwealth countries.
Awards are listed by order of wear.
Antigua and Barbuda
* Order of the National Hero
* Order of the Nation
* Order of Merit
* Order of Princely Heritage
Australia
* Order of Australia
The Bahamas
* Order ...
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List of religious institutes
The following is a list of current Catholic religious institutes. Most are Latin Catholic; however, Eastern Catholic institutes are also included.
The list given here includes not only examples of pontifical right institutes but also some that ...
References
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Lists of orders, decorations, and medals
Titles