Post-nominal letters

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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.

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

• UK Honours (Cabinet Office Ceremonial Secretariat)

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