送交者: HunHunSheng 于 2006-6-28, 14:26:45:
回答: What if someone name his more than one son exactly same? 由 HunHunSheng 于 2006-6-28, 14:18:54:
Social name suffixes are almost exclusively applied to men.
The most common name suffixes are senior and junior, which may be written with a capital first letter (Sr.) or in lower case (jr.) following the person’s name (with or without an interceding comma). The term ‘junior’ is only correctly used if a son is given exactly the same name as his father. When the suffixes are spelled out in full, they are always written with the first letter in lower case. In French, the designations are père (‘father’) and fils (‘son’).
Sons with a different middle name or initial are not called junior. An example is Ronald P. Reagan, the son of the late U.S. president, who is not titled junior because his middle name, Prescott, differs from his late father’s middle name, which was Wilson. This notwithstanding, a son may sometimes be called junior even if he is not titled as such, because "Junior" is a popular familial nickname in the United States. One instance of this is George W. Bush, who is nicknamed Junior by his family. Interestingly, the son of actor Lon Chaney, was billed by Hollywood as Lon Chaney, Jr., to capitalize on his father’s success, even though he had an entirely different birth name. A similar situation exists with singer Hank Williams. His son, Randall Hank Williams, is professionally known as Hank Williams, Jr. Randall's son Shelton Hank Williams, is known professionally as Hank Williams III.
Although there are instances in print of daughters who are named after their mothers also being titled "jr.," this is usually for effect; it is not common practice. The title "Jr." is sometimes used in legal documents, particularly those pertaining to wills and estates, to distinguish among female family members of the same name.
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.