Honorific Prefix (Title) generator

Last modified: April 3, 2025

The Honorific Prefix (Title) generator produces titles or honorifics that precede an individual’s name. These honorifics are used to show respect, acknowledge professional status, or indicate social rank or role. They are commonly used in formal and professional settings, and can vary based on cultural, regional, or societal norms. The generator creates these titles based on user input or predefined rules and ensures they are appropriate for various contexts.

Generator properties

The table provides key details about the generator, including the short name, sample of the generated data, the supported data types, and whether it is specific to a particular country.

Short name Example of generated data Data type matching Country-specific
Title Mrs, Dr., Mr., … character varyingcharactertext Default

Matching rules

The generator can be assigned to a column that matches any of the following rules:

  • The column name ends with ‘Title’, preceded by any or no characters, and it belongs to a table whose name contains ‘Cust’, ‘Person’, ‘Emp’, or ‘User’, preceded or followed by any or no characters.
  • The column name contains ‘honorific’, preceded or followed by any or no characters, and ends with ‘pref’, regardless of the table name.
  • The column name ends with ‘salutation’, preceded by any or no characters, regardless of the table name.
  • The column name is ‘prefix’, regardless of the table name.

Configure additional options

The tool allows you to customize default options:

  • Load values from a file, a table or a view, or a SQL query.
  • Save values to a file.
  • Add or delete a value.
  • Clear a value list.

Preview of the column data generated by the Honorific Prefix (Title) generator

Honorific Prefix (Title) generator