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If you mean the name part (the "Lady" in "Lady Diana") that's a NPFX (before first name) or SPFX (before last name) or NSFX (after last name) depending on where it appears.

In 7.0 (and 5.5.1 and before) there is no a single term for all three of those name parts in GEDCOM, nor a way to distinguish different type of prefixes/suffixes. For example, the following all use NSFX for very different logical name meanings

  • NAME John /Doe/, Esquire with NSFX Esquire -- a job title or qualification
  • NAME John /Doe/ Junior with NSFX Junior -- a recognition that others have had the same name
  • NAME John /Doe/, 4th Earl of Gloucester with NSFX 4th Earl of Gloucester -- a title of nobility

That lack of po…

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