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<prefix> Prefix

Honorifics or other qualifiers that usually precede a person’s name (for example, Professor, Rev., President, Senator, Dr., Sir, The Honorable).
Attributes
content-type
specific-use

Multi-lang Attributes

lang-focus
lang-focus-custom
lang-group
lang-source
lang-source-custom
lang-translate
lang-variant
lang-variant-custom

Base Attributes

id
xml:base
xml:lang
Models and Context
May be contained in
<name>, <speaker>, <string-name>
Description
Text, numbers, or special characters, zero or more
Content Model
<!ELEMENT  prefix       (#PCDATA %prefix-elements;)*                 >
Expanded Content Model

(#PCDATA)*

Tagged Samples
Author honorific 
...
<contrib-group>
 <contrib contrib-type="author">
  <name name-style="western">
   <surname>McCrohan</surname>
   <given-names>John</given-names>
   <prefix>Capt.</prefix>
  </name>
  <aff>Center for Devices and Radiological Health, Food and 
   Drug Administration, Rockville, Maryland 20857</aff>
 </contrib>
</contrib-group>
...
Author member of Congress 
...
<contrib-group>
 <contrib contrib-type="author">
  <name name-style="western">
   <surname>Foster</surname>
   <given-names>Bill</given-names>
   <prefix>Rep.</prefix>
  </name>
  <role>(IL-14)</role>
 </contrib>
</contrib-group>
...
Author doctor 
...
<contrib-group>
 <contrib contrib-type="author">
  <name name-style="western">
   <surname>Nüsslin</surname>
   <given-names>Fridtjof</given-names>
   <prefix>Dr.</prefix>
  </name>
  <aff>Klinik für Strahlentherapie und Radiologische Onkologie,
   <institution>Technische Universität München</institution>, 
   Munich, Germany (Tel: 49-89-41404517, E-mail:
   <ext-link ext-link-type="email" xlink:href="mailto:nuesslin@lrz.tum.de">
   nuesslin@lrz.tum.de</ext-link>)</aff>
 </contrib>
</contrib-group>
...