its not a suffix but what is the word for jr or lll in a persons name.
2006-06-30 08:29:05 · 17 answers · asked by linda r 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Etiquette
junior, the first son. It also makes his father a Sr (senior)
Joe Smith, Sr.
Joe Smith, Jr.
Joe Smith I (the first)
Joe Smith II (the second)
and so on...
2006-06-30 08:32:05 · answer #1 · answered by truthyness 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Joe Smith, Jr. *is* Junior, and it IS a suffix. Anything after a name is a suffix, be it Jr., IV, or Ph.D.
If it's like J.R. "Bob" Dobbs, then they're initials. (Note that properly written, initials are all capitalized and there's a period after each letter; suffixes may have letters not capitalized.)
Name breakdown:
J.R. are initials.
"Bob" is a nickname. (This is also the format used on ballots.)
Dobbs is a family name or surname.
2006-06-30 08:56:50 · answer #2 · answered by kx_wx 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Junior
2006-06-30 08:32:15 · answer #3 · answered by miss_gem_01 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Junior
2006-06-30 08:31:40 · answer #4 · answered by ckm 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Abbr. Jr. Used to distinguish a son from his father when they have the same given name.
Intended for or including youthful persons
2006-06-30 15:33:59 · answer #5 · answered by mat50 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It means "Junior," which is the equivalent of the "Second" (II) of a name in a family. For instance, a family tree of sons of sons with the same name would go like this:
1st: Cornelius Wilkins, Sr.
2nd:Cornelius Wilkins, Jr.
3rd: Cornelius Wilkins, III
4th: Cornelius Wilkins, IV.
2006-06-30 08:40:32 · answer #6 · answered by Eames 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
junior (abbreviated jr.) is added when a boy has the same name as his father, so that they can be told apart. III (3) is for the third male of the same name: grandfather (James Jones I), father (James Jones II), son (James Jones III). When grandfather dies, the survivors move up a number.
It is technically nothing at all like a surname!!
2006-06-30 08:34:02 · answer #7 · answered by dognhorsemom 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Jr. means 'junior'
just like Sr. means 'senior'
2006-06-30 16:14:10 · answer #8 · answered by Queen of Halloween 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It means "Junior", because his father (Senior) shares the same name.
2006-06-30 08:31:22 · answer #9 · answered by Mr. October 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
junior your father is senior if he has the same name as you.
2006-06-30 08:45:18 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋