Common name prefixes, titles and honorifics
Every time I need a list of name prefixes, I never have one handy. Here’s a list of common English honorifics that I’m slowly compiling:
- Ms
- Miss
- Mrs
- Mr
- Master
- Rev (Reverend)
- Fr (Father)
- Dr (Doctor)
- Atty (Attorney)
- Prof (Professor)
- Hon (Honorable)
- Pres (President)
- Gov (Governor)
- Coach
- Ofc (Officer)
Here are some others titles are less common:
- Msgr (Monsignor)
- Sr (Sister)
- Br (Brother)
- Supt (Superintendent)
- Rep (Representative)
- Sen (Senator)
- Amb (Ambassador)
- Treas (Treasurer)
- Sec (Secretary)
- Pvt (Private)
- Cpl (Corporal)
- Sgt (Sargent)
- Adm (Administrative)
- Maj (Major)
- Capt (Captain)
- Cmdr (Commander)
- Lt (Lieutenant)
- Lt Col (Lieutenant Colonel)
- Col (Colonel)
- Gen (General)
