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2006-12-06 11:43:14 · 8 answers · asked by jstme 1 in Education & Reference Words & Wordplay

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Primarily in the United States (and never in the United Kingdom), boys who should be styled "junior" are sometimes incorrectly labeled with the suffix "II", particularly if there is a third or fourth with the same name. Even if a legal title, this is socially incorrect; strictly speaking, "II", pronounced "the second", refers to a boy who is named after his grandfather, uncle, or cousin. The suffixes "II", "III", etc., may also be written "2nd", "3rd", etc.

2006-12-06 11:46:07 · answer #1 · answered by Barkley Hound 7 · 1 0

Barkley Hound is correct: The only situation in which "II" is used correctly is when the name has skipped a generation, etc.--not in the case of a "Jr.".

2006-12-06 12:00:53 · answer #2 · answered by Oghma Gem 6 · 0 0

Your question is NOT clear..

Are you saying that Bill Spears is the father and is son is named Bill the 2nd or is he called Bill Jr.???? I have not heard anyone call their son Blah the 2nd//////...... It is generally used though, as Bill Jr.

2006-12-06 11:47:58 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

Generally, "the second" is only used in retrospect -- if the person is followed by a like-named kid, who would be "the third." "The second" would probably be known as "Junior" during his lifetime (although not necessarily called that, of course).

2006-12-06 11:54:13 · answer #4 · answered by Bryce 7 · 0 0

You would have for example, Billy Bob Jr. II
Jr. comes first, and generally the number is in Roman numerals.
1-I
2-II
3-III
4-IV
5-V

So, yes.

2006-12-06 11:48:06 · answer #5 · answered by hj 3 · 0 0

im named after my father and I'm refered to as Lil/ Little Gary

Jr., 2nd, or II are correct.

2006-12-06 12:16:28 · answer #6 · answered by Shizzle 2 · 0 0

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2016-05-23 02:10:45 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

No. I't one or the other, but "the second" is rarely used in U.S.

2006-12-06 11:48:35 · answer #8 · answered by leslie 6 · 0 0

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