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Prefix titles such as {{!xt|Mr}} and {{!xt|Dr}} should not be used. Prefixes of royalty and nobility should be used, however (in accordance with a relevant style guide), but should not be abbreviated. ''(See [[Wikipedia:Wikipedia:Naming conventions (people)#Titles and styles|Wikipedia:Titles and styles]] and [[Wikipedia:Wikipedia:Naming conventions (royalty and nobility)|Wikipedia:Naming conventions (royalty and nobility)]].)''

~~==Initials==~~

~~{{merge to|section=y|Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Biographies#Names|discuss=Wikipedia talk:Manual of Style/Biographies#Section merge}}~~

~~{{See also|Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Biographies#Names|Wikipedia:Naming conventions (people)#Middle names and initials}}~~

~~{{shortcut|MOS:INITIALS|MOS:SPACEINITS}}~~

~~Use initials in a personal name only if the name is commonly written that way. See [[Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Biographies]] for when to use full names and other formats.~~

~~An initial is followed by a full stop (period) and a space (e.g. [[J. R. R. Tolkien]]), unless:~~

* The person had or has a different, consistently preferred style for his or her own name. In that case: treat as a [[WP:SPNC|self-published name change]]; examples include [[k.d. lang]] and [[Jeb Bush]].

* An overwhelming majority of reliable sources do otherwise for that person {{crossref|(see [[Wikipedia:Naming conventions (people)]])}}; examples include [[CC Sabathia]].

~~In article text, a space after [a full stop following] an initial should be a non-breaking space: <code>J.&nbsp;R.&nbsp;R. Tolkien</code> (or use the {{tlx|nbsp}} template).~~

==Shortenings==

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 Prefix titles such as {{!xt|Mr}} and {{!xt|Dr}} should not be used. Prefixes of royalty and nobility should be used, however (in accordance with a relevant style guide), but should not be abbreviated. ''(See [[Wikipedia:Wikipedia:Naming conventions (people)#Titles and styles|Wikipedia:Titles and styles]] and [[Wikipedia:Wikipedia:Naming conventions (royalty and nobility)|Wikipedia:Naming conventions (royalty and nobility)]].)''
-==Initials==
-{{merge to|section=y|Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Biographies#Names|discuss=Wikipedia talk:Manual of Style/Biographies#Section merge}}
-{{See also|Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Biographies#Names|Wikipedia:Naming conventions (people)#Middle names and initials}}
-{{shortcut|MOS:INITIALS|MOS:SPACEINITS}}
-Use initials in a personal name only if the name is commonly written that way. See [[Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Biographies]] for when to use full names and other formats.
-An initial is followed by a full stop (period) and a space (e.g. [[J. R. R. Tolkien]]), unless:
-* The person had or has a different, consistently preferred style for his or her own name. In that case: treat as a [[WP:SPNC|self-published name change]]; examples include [[k.d. lang]] and [[Jeb Bush]].
-* An overwhelming majority of reliable sources do otherwise for that person {{crossref|(see [[Wikipedia:Naming conventions (people)]])}}; examples include [[CC&nbsp;Sabathia]].
-In article text, a space after [a full stop following] an initial should be a non-breaking space: <code>J.&amp;nbsp;R.&amp;nbsp;R. Tolkien</code> (or use the {{tlx|nbsp}} template).
 ==Shortenings==