Do you have to legally change your name if you had a son with the same last name and is Jr. how does Sr. stick?
Now that you but Jr on his birth certificate that is his legal name till the day he dies. Any legal document even when he is 80 and has his own "Jr" will require he add Jr after name. You can use Sr any time as it is not an "legal" part of a name unless you make it so. Without a "Jr" on birth certificate one just uses it as needed to distinguish in the family and credit records. To keep credit history's and banking information separate you add Sr and he adds Jr to credit cards and loans and such but it doesn't need to be on a birth certificate.
What is a suffix to a name and how is it used?
A group of letters placed after someone’s name to provide some additional information about them. In Britain, these are some common ones:If a person and their child have the same names, they can be referred to as (for instance) “John Smith senior” and “John Smith junior”. This is abbreviated to “John Smith snr” and “John Smith jnr”.A man may have the letters esq after his name - short for “esquire”. Historically, this had a particular meaning. Now, however, it is simply an alternative to putting “Mr” in front of their name; it means no more than that and no less.If a person has an academic qualification, they may put an abbreviated form of it after their name. For instance, if Jane Brown has a bachelor of science degree, Jill Brown has a master of arts degree, and Jemima Brown has a doctor of philosophy degree, they will normally call themselves Jane Brown B.Sc., Jill Brown M.A., and Jemima Brown Ph.D. Normally only the highest degree that they have is featured in this way.If a person has been given an honour by the Monarch, and it isn’t a knighthood, baronetcy or peerage (all of which would involve putting the title in front of the name), then they may put an abbreviated form of it after their name. For instance, if William Jones has been honoured with the Order of the British Empire, he may call himself William Jones O.B.E.. Normally only the highest honour that they have is featured in this way.If a person has been awarded a medal for bravery, they may put an abbreviated form of it after their name. For instance, if Sally Robinson has been awarded the George Cross for heroism, she might be referred to as Sally Robinson G.C..A special case is persons with the rank of “Captain” - they may hold this rank in the Army, the Royal Marines, the Royal Navy or the Merchant Marine, but in the last two cases it is a rather more senior rank than in the first two. Accordingly, if someone is a Royal Navy captain, and their name is Brian White, they are quite likely to call themselves Capt. Brian White RN.EDIT: note that quite a lot of this doesn’t work in other English-speaking countries. If William Jones puts “OBE” after his name when communicating with Americans, they won’t know what he means. Similarly if Sally Robinson puts “GC” after her name. If Captain Brian White puts “RN” after his name, the Americans will assume that he’s a Registered Nurse. In the USA, men and women put “esq” after their names to indicate that they are lawyers.I hope that helps.
When a family name is passed down (John Doe ll, John Doe lll) does the individual always keep the same number?
No, you keep the number even after another John Doe's death. I.e., everyone keeps their name after death. It doesn't change what the remaining people are.
What is suffix in names? Like I, II, III, Jr, Sr.?
Suppose you have the same name as your father and grandfather and they are both still living: Your grandfather is John Doe Sr. Your father is John Doe Jr. You are John Doe 3d or John Doe 3rd. When your grandfather dies: Your father becomes John Doe Sr. You become John Doe Jr. When your father dies, you drop the suffix. Roman numerals are reserved for monarchs and popes, and their numerals never change.
Im Frank Jr... what would my son be if I name him the same name?
My wife is preganant with a baby boy, and due next week. But giving the baby the correct name is the tough part. Please help if you know the answer! Heres the explaination: My great grandfathers name: Frank Miller My grandfathers name: Frank Allen Miller My fathers name: Frank Joseph Miller My name: Frank Joseph Miller Jr. All of us were alive until my great grandfather recently passed. It would be an honor for me to keep this tradition going. I am told that if I give my son the same exact name as mine, he will be Frank Miller the 1st. However, I want to keep my grandparents in the tradition, and have always reffered to myself as the "4th". So what would I have to do to legally, and poetically correctly name my son Frank the "5th". I was thinking of naming him with the same name as all of us with no middle name so he will truely be Frank Miller the 5th. What are my options if anyone knows?>! Thanks for reading this long post!!