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Shortcuts in names, their meaning and usual recommended use

This overview describes the shortcuts used in Europe for titles and other extensions of person’s name. The base of this list is the top500 database with over 100,000 names of persons in the top management of the biggest companies in Europe. If there is any error in this list, or if you want to add a shortcut please write to us. The typical order of shortcuts in a name is Responsibility indicator. Used in official letters below the signature of a person leading to his/her name to indicate the grade of binding to the represented organisation. This title may vary depending of the content of the information transferred by the signing person. Be careful using this title for addressing the person. (Example: ppa. can be used. “i.A.” should never be used.) Gender determining (Example: Mr.) Job title: Describing the current function of the person or a title honoured to persons who have the according function. (Example: Mayor, Excellence) Sub title indicating an earlier title connected with a space to the main title (Example: a.D. or ret.) Academic titles which belongs *) to the person's name (Example: Dr.) Sub title explaining the main title connected with a hyphen to the main title (Example: Ing.) Academic titles, which do not belong *) to the person's name (Example: Dipl.) Sub title explaining the main title connected with a hyphen to the main title (Example: Kfm.) First name (Two first names are usually connected by a hyphen) Middle name (usual only the first letter) Nick name (usual in quotes) Last Name/Family name (Two Last names are usually connected by a hyphen. Some rare nobly family names consist of several words) Trailing extensions used mostly to identify a person, when in a special environment/context several persons have the same name. (Example: sen. or jr. or just a Roman number. Example: IV) Trailing titles (usual separated by a comma). Example: KBE Unknown titles: Just to make an attempt to have a complete list, we list here also titles, where we have no idea, what these means. Can you help us? *) May depend on the country's law. The title is part of the name, when the person has the right to change the name in his/her official identity card/passport. The above parts of a name and their order give no information how to address a person correctly. This depends very much on the local common sense, your relationship to the person and the content of the information you want to transfer. Also it does not mean, that a person should name himself/herself in the same way as he/she wants to be addressed. This is mostly free to the person. Shortcuts in names, their meaning and usual and recommended use. Ass. Assessor (academic title) Used in: Austria Bürgermeister name of the primary job. Used in: Germany, Austria, Switzerland If a member of the top management has a function, which is not his/her primary job, sometimes the primary job is put to the name. de ancient part of a family name Used in: France Indicating an old nobly family DI ??? Used in: Austria Diplom-Ingenieur / Direktor ? Dipl. Diplom (academic title) Used in: Germany, Austria, Switzerland academic titles, which is not part of the owner's name Direktor director Used in: Germany Direktor name of the primary job. Used in: Germany, Austria, Switzerland If a member of the top management has a function, which is not his/her primary job, sometimes the primary job is put to the name. Dkfm. Diplom-Kaufmann (Academic title) Used in: Austria Dr. Doctor/Doktor/Dottore (Personal academic title) Used in: Whole Europe Higher academic title. Dr. Doctor/Doktor/Dottore (Personal academic title) Used in: Whole Europe Academic title which is part of the name of the owner. Frau Miss/Mrs (Gender determining) Used in: Germany, Austria, Switzerland Miss/Mrs / Female freiherr von ancient part of a family name Used in: Germany Indicating an old nobly family H. Herr (Gender determining) Used in: Germany, Austria, Switzerland Male Herr Mister / Male (Gender determining) Used in: Germany, Austria, Switzerland Male Herrn Mister (Gender determining) Used in: Germany, Austria, Switzerland Male i.A. im Auftrag (Responsibility indicator) Used in: Germany "in order of" Acting in someone's order i.V. in Vertretung (Responsibility indicator) Used in: Germany "in place of" Acting in the area of own responsibility Ing. Ingenieur (academic title) Used in: Germany, Austria, Switzerland jr Junior (trailing person specifier) Used in: The United Kingdom and Ireland The younger one jun Junior (trailing person specifier) Used in: Germany The younger one KBE Knight of the Britisch Empire (trailing title) Used in: United Kingdom Kommerz.Rat Kommerzienrat Used in: Austria Kommerz.Rat Kommerzienrat Used in: Austria If a member of the top management has a function, which is not his/her primary job, sometimes the primary job is put to the name. Konsul name of the primary job. Used in: Germany, Austria, Switzerland If a member of the top management has a function, which is not his/her primary job, sometimes the primary job is put to the name. kr. Kommerzienrat Used in: Austria le ancient part of a family name Used in: France Indicating an old nobly family M. Monsieur (Gender determining) Used in: France Male Mag. Magister Used in: Austria Mme. Madame (Gender determining) Used in: France Female Mr. Mister (Gender determining) Used in: The United Kingdom and Ireland Male Ms. Miss/Mrs (Gender determining) Used in: The United Kingdom and Ireland Female Ober Additional to the name of the primary job. Used in: Germany, Austria, Switzerland If a member of the top management has a function, which is not his/her primary job, sometimes the primary job is put to the name. of ancient part of a family name Used in: The United Kingdom and Ireland Indicating an old nobly family Pfr. Pfarrer Used in: Germany ppa. per Prokura (Responsibility indicator) Used in: Germany Indicates an official representative of the company Prof. Professor (Personal academic title) Used in: Whole Europe Academic title which is part of the name of the owner. RA Rechtsanwalt Used in: Germany sen Senior (trailing person specifier) Used in: Germany The elder One Stb Steuerberater Used in: Germany van ancient part of a family name Used in: The Netherlands Indicating an old nobly family van de ancient part of a family name Used in: The Netherlands Indicating an old nobly family van den ancient part of a family name Used in: The Netherlands Indicating an old nobly family van der ancient part of a family name Used in: The Netherlands Indicating an old nobly family van het ancient part of a family name Used in: The Netherlands Indicating an old nobly family von ancient part of a family name Used in: Germany Indicating an old nobly family WP Wirtschaftsprüfer Used in: Germany

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