# Possessive form of names that end in an S. **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [August 13, 2019, 1:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/possessive-form-of-names-that-end-in-an-s/838598 "2019-08-13T13:22:43Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2019, 11:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/possessive-form-of-names-that-end-in-an-s/838598/21 "2019-08-13T23:54:07Z")
The “I/Me” rule is very easy to get correct in written form, but I’ll admit, in conversation I do catch myself sometimes saying the wrong thing. ---
**Author:** ![Acsenray](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/acsenray/32/4519_2.png) [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2019, 12:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/possessive-form-of-names-that-end-in-an-s/838598/22 "2019-08-14T00:11:20Z")
> [@Doyle](#): > > I am one of those people whose last name end in an S. As an example, let’s use the name Davis. As long as I can remember, the possessive form of Davis would be be Davis’. Now people and publications are using Davis’s. Apparently, there is now an ongoing battle among grammar nazis on which is correct. Please share your thoughts. Davis’s has always been the correct possessive. It’s Davis’ that is the interloper. Sing / sing poss / plural / plural poss David / David’s / Davids / Davids’ Davis / Davis’s / Davises / Davises’ Jones / Jones’s / Joneses / Joneses’ Heinz / Heinz’s / Heinzes / Heinzes’ Congress / Congress’s / Congresses / Congresses’ There have been traditional exceptions for “classical” names like Jesus and Achilles, but I see no good reason for exceptions. ---
**Author:** ![Chingon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chingon/32/17645_2.png) [@Chingon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chingon)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2019, 12:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/possessive-form-of-names-that-end-in-an-s/838598/23 "2019-08-14T00:20:57Z")
It really doesn’t matter as long as you are consistent, but even then it’s not that important. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/possessive-form-of-names-that-end-in-an-s/838598.md?page=1)