Information following a person's full name that provides additional information about the person. The most common use is a generational suffix used to distinguish persons who share the same name within a family.
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When (if ever) is it acceptable to drop “shire” from a UK county name?
This question is sparked by an amendment made to a previous question made by ColeValleyGirl (for which I thank her).
I "believed" (possibly from seeing it on birth records, but I cannot cite an ...
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When and Why Did Juniors Stop Being Promoted to Seniors?
My name is T. Wetmore IV. My father, grandfather and great grandfather had the names you might expect, and specifically my grandfather was named T. Wetmore Jr. I found an inscription in a book given ...
