Numerology Readings With Name Suffixes (Jr., Sr., II, ...)

A personal name suffix is generally associated with Western naming traditions. This would be suffixes like "Jr.", "Sr.", and "II".

There are academic, professional, and honorary suffixes, like "Esq.", but this article addresses only personal name suffixes.

When providing a name for a personal numerology reading or chart, and the name has a suffix, there is one simple rule:

Use the name as it was first officially recorded.

The first official recording generally is the birth certificate. But the recording may be some other official or traditional record.

The reason for this article is because of conflicting advice on the internet about whether or not to provide the name suffix when getting a numerology reading.

When providing a name for a personal numerology birth chart, the answer is as stated above — use the name as it was first officially recorded.

There are other types of numerology readings. The numerologist, or instructions accompanying the reading form, should have information about whether or not to use the birth name as first recorded.

Ancestral Traits

One of the numerology readings that does not include a name suffix, whether or not the suffix is part of the birth name, is a reading for ancestral traits.

For that type of ancestral reading, only the last or family name is used for the calculations. If there is a suffix following the last name, it is dropped before the calculations are done.

Name Change

When a name is changed and a personal numerology chart needs to be calculated for it, this is the rule: The name used for the reading includes the suffix only if the suffix is part of the new name — whether or not the birth name has a suffix.

Examples

John Way Somber II generally uses only John Way Somber on official documents. But the birth certificate has the name recorded as "John Way Somber, II".

Because "II" is part of the birth certificate name, John Way Somber, II is used for personal numerology chart readings.

As another example, Wayne Fort August has the same name as his father. On official documents, he generally appends "Jr" to his name to remove any ambiguity — so there is no question which person the document is about, father or son.

Wayne's birth certificate has the name recorded as "Wayne Fort August" (without the Jr).

Because "Jr" is not part of the birth certificate name, Wayne Fort August is used for personal numerology chart readings.

To continue with the last example, Wayne Fort August may change his name to append "Jr." to it.

When he thinks of himself as the new name virtually every time someone asks for his name, then a personal numerology chart with the new name may be more accurate than a chart with the birth name. (For the record, the birth name energy never entirely leaves, but can become less effective or seemingly dormant.)

Unless you are getting a specialty reading, such as ancestral traits, the rule is to use the name as recorded. Even if a person otherwise and for various reasons uses a suffix or does not use a suffix, still use the name as recorded.

For a birth name, that would be as the name was first officially recorded.

For a name change, that would be how the new name is officially recorded (if an official change) or how the new name is spelled on official or contractual documents or agreements.