Insurance Forms - what the heck is a suffix?

In My Humble Opinion
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Says Last Name, Suffix, First, Middle

What the heck is a Suffix? Is that the Mr, Miss, Ms thing?

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Jr. or Sr. or III or IV I believe.

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Missy2U is right.

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Ah, no suffix for me then. Thanks!

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For reference, the Mr. or Mrs. or Ms. or whatever is generally called the salutation. But I suppose you could also call it a prefix.

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Many forms also call those “title.” Not that I agree that’s correct, just reporting that it happens.

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I’ve never heard it called the salutation. Form of address, title, prefix, I’ve heard all those, but not salutation unless it’s the first line of a letter.

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You’ll very occasionally see forms that allow you to use some rather grandiose “titles”–Lord, Baron, Viscount, etc. I’m always a bit tempted…

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For our organization, “salutation” is any familiar term used for someone. For instance, if someone’s name is Richard, their salutation may be Dick.

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Or my favorites, Sir and Dame.

I’ve always used “honorific” as the generic name for such prefixes.

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“Honorific” is the correct term. “Salutation” is a complete greeting, for example, “Dear Mr. Smith” in a letter.

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