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<suffix> Suffix

Qualifiers that follow a person’s name (for example, Sr., Jr., III, 3rd).

Usage/Remarks

Best Practice

The <suffix> element should be used for parts of people’s names, not for degrees, such as Ph.D. or DDS. The academic degrees are part of the information that is known about a contributor, but not part of the name of the contributor. Academic degrees should take the <degrees> element. Degree and certification information may be placed directly following the person’s name within the contributor information: 
<contrib contrib-type="..." corresp="yes">
  <name>
    <surname>Smyth-Jones</surname>
    <given-names>George</given-names>
    <suffix>Sr.</suffix>
  </name>
  <degrees>PhD</degrees>
</contrib>
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  suffix       (#PCDATA %suffix-elements;)*                 >
Expanded Content Model

(#PCDATA)*

Tagged Sample

Inside <string-name> 

...
<string-name><surname>Moellering</surname>
 <given-names>R. C.</given-names>
 <suffix>Jr.</suffix></string-name>
...