section_path: Naming conventions/English-speaking countries/Rank, title, honour, accreditation, and affiliation
section_name: Rank, title, honour, accreditation, and affiliation
paragraph_text: Rank, title, honour, accreditation, and affiliation
  
  In formal address, personal names may be preceded by pre-nominal letters, giving title (e.g. Dr., Captain), or social rank, which is commonly gendered (e.g. Mr., Mrs., Ms., Miss.) and might additionally convey marital status. Historically, professional titles such as "Doctor" and "Reverend" were largely confined to male professions, so these were implicitly gendered.
  
  In formal address, personal names, inclusive of a generational designation, if any, may be followed by one or more post-nominal letters giving office, honour, decoration, accreditation, or formal affiliation.