Post-nominal letters are letters after a person's name. They are used most in the United Kingdom and other Commonwealth realms to show that the person has a certain:
Academic degrees (qualifications from a university) can also be shown as postnominal letters, as can military awards (medals and decorations)
A: Post-nominal letters are letters that come after a person's name to indicate their job, title, academic degree or military award.
A: Post-nominal letters are mostly used in the United Kingdom and other Commonwealth realms.
A: An example of a post-nominal letter used to indicate a job is JP, which stands for a magistrate (Justice of the Peace).
A: An example of a post-nominal letter used to indicate a title is Kt, which stands for a Knight Bachelor or Bt, which stands for a Baronet.
A: An example of a post-nominal letter used to indicate membership of an order of chivalry is QC, which stands for a Queen's Counselor.
A: Academic degrees can be indicated as post-nominal letters.
A: Military awards such as medals and decorations can also be indicated through post-nominal letters.