Lists of post-nominal letters explained

Post-nominal letters 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, 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

See main article: List of post-nominal letters (Antigua and Barbuda).

Australia

See main article: List of post-nominal letters (Australia).

See also: Australian Honours System and Australian Honours Order of Precedence.

Barbados

See main article: List of post-nominal letters (Barbados).

See also: Orders, decorations, and medals of Barbados.

Belgium

See main article: List of post-nominal letters (Belgium).

Brunei

See main article: List of post-nominal letters (Brunei).

Cambodia

See main article: List of post-nominal letters (Cambodia).

Canada

See main article: List of post-nominal letters in Canada.

Hong Kong

See main article: List of post-nominal letters (Hong Kong).

See also: Hong Kong honours system.

India

See also: Orders, decorations, and medals of India.

Ireland

See main article: List of post-nominal letters (Ireland).

Italy

See main article: List of post-nominal letters (Italy).

Jamaica

See main article: List of post-nominal letters (Jamaica).

See also: Orders, decorations, and medals of Jamaica.

Malaysia

See also: Orders, decorations, and medals of Malaysia and Malay styles and titles.

Post-nominal letters of the Federal Authority and Federal Territories:

Post-nominal letters of sultanates:

Post-nominal letters of non-sultanal states:

Malta

See main article: List of post-nominal letters (Malta).

Mauritius

See main article: List of post-nominal letters (Mauritius).

Morocco

New Zealand

See main article: List of post-nominal letters (New Zealand).

See also: New Zealand Honours System.

Papua New Guinea

See main article: List of post-nominal letters (Papua New Guinea).

See also: Awards system of Papua New Guinea.

Philippines

See also: Orders, decorations, and medals of the Philippines.

Portugal

See main article: List of post-nominal letters (Portugal).

Rhodesia

See main article: List of post-nominal letters (Rhodesia).

Saint Lucia

The Order of Saint Lucia comprises seven classes:

Solomon Islands

See main article: List of post-nominal letters (Solomon Islands).

Spain

Sri Lanka

See main article: List of post-nominal letters (Sri Lanka).

See also: Sri Lankan honours system.

Sweden

The following are abbreviations, but in Sweden rather used as prenominals, after the professional title in definite form followed by comma and before the full name.

Thailand

See main article: List of post-nominal letters (Thailand).

See also: List of orders and medals of Thailand.

Trinidad and Tobago

See main article: List of post-nominal letters (Trinidad and Tobago).

See also: Orders, decorations, and medals of Trinidad and Tobago.

United Kingdom

See main article: List of post-nominal letters (United Kingdom).

See also: British honours system.

United States

See main article: List of professional designations in the United States.

Zimbabwe

See main article: List of post-nominal letters (Zimbabwe).

See also

Notes and References

  1. Elenco de Grandezas y Títulos Nobiliarios Españoles, Real Asociación de Hidalgos de España - Madrid, Ediciones Hidalguía - pp. 1-5