If ever you need a really comprehensive "title" drop-down

Just in case you need a really comprehensive list of titles for a drop-down menu, or if you want an insight into social class, here is the coding behind a form I had to fill in recently, with a few subsequent additions suggested by readers.

11 of the last 12 are an afterthought following an exchange with Alan Cann on 8 June 2011.

"Lackey", "Mother of Dragons", and "First of His Name, King of the Andals and the First Men, Lord of the Seven Kingdoms, and Protector of the Realm" now included at #53, #54 and #55.

[Last updated 23/2/2016.]

<option value="1">Mr</option>
<option value="2">Mrs</option>
<option value="3">Miss</option>
<option value="4">Ms</option>
<option value="5">Dr</option>
<option value="6">Professor</option>
<option value="7">The Rt Revd Dr</option>
<option value="8">The Most Revd</option>
<option value="9">The Rt Revd</option>
<option value="10">The Revd Canon</option>
<option value="11">The Revd</option>
<option value="12">The Rt Revd Professor</option>
<option value="13">The Ven</option>
<option value="14">The Most Revd Dr</option>
<option value="16">Rabbi</option>
<option value="17">Canon</option>
<option value="18">Dame</option>
<option value="19">Chief</option>
<option value="20">Sister</option>
<option value="21">Reverend</option>
<option value="22">Major</option>
<option value="23">Other</option>
<option value="24">Cllr</option>
<option value="25">Sir</option>
<option value="26">Rt Hon Lord</option>
<option value="27">Rt Hon</option>
<option value="28">The Lord </option>
<option value="29">Viscount</option>
<option value="30">Viscountess</option>
<option value="31">Baroness</option>
<option value="32">Captain</option>
<option value="33">Master</option>
<option value="34">Very Revd</option>
<option value="35">Lady</option>
<option value="38">MP</option>
<option value="39">King of Kings and Lord of Lords</option>
<option value="40">Conquering Lion of the Tribe of Judah</option>
<option value="41">Elect of God and Light of this World</option>
<option value="42">His Own Divine Majesty</option>
<option value="43">First Ancient King of Creation</option>
<option value="44">King Alpha</option>
<option value="45">Queen Omega</option>
<option value="46">Beginning with Our End and First with Our Last</option>
<option value="47">Protector of All Human Faith</option>
<option value="48">Ruler of the Universe</option>
<option value="49">Dude</option>
<option value="50">Mx (gender-netural)</option>
<option value="51">His Holiness</option>
<option value="52">Her Holiness</option>
<option value="53">Lackey</option>
<option value="54">Mother of Dragons</option>
<option value="55">First of His Name, King of the Andals and the First Men, Lord of the Seven Kingdoms, and Protector of the Realm</option>

Comments

[twitter.com/AJCann]

We are amused.

[Dave]

have a look at the sign-up process for www.boden.co.uk (sign in/register, top right, then click on create account)

Best drop down list ever (barring your last 11). I promptly signed up as Wing Commander, just because I could. :-) It was either that or Squadron Leader.

Probably says quite a lot about Boden's target market...

[Fuzzy Gerdes]

My wife worked at a non-profit that had a donor-tracking system will a similarly extensive list. She always set her own record in the system to simply have a title of "The".

[Andy]

British Airways also has a very impressive selection, including 'President', and 'Her Majesty', which are presumably used exclusively by pranksters, as well as a huge selection of foreign ('Hajah', 'Khun Ying', 'Embajadora'), and military ones (often abbreviated and non-abbreviated forms - maybe there are different conventions in different places?)

[MattR]

Missing option: "The Dread Pirate"

[Michael]

I would also add Rebbetzin as one of the titles.

[DJ]

I've just used the Royal Opera House ticket booking system for the first time (to see the new Tarik O'Regan/Tom Phillips opera of Heart of Darkness, since you didn't ask), and I'm afraid their 133 titles knocks yours into a three-cornered cocked hat in terms of comprehensiveness. Princessin? Me neither. Along with all the HRHs, I was surprised not to find a WTF in there too:

Mr
Mrs
Ms
Miss
Advocate
Ambassador
Baron
Baroness
Brigadier
Canon
Captain
Chancellor
Chief
Col
Comdr
Commodore
Councillor
Count
Countess
Dame
Dr
Duke of
Earl
Earl of
Father
General
Group Captain
H R H the Duchess of
H R H the Duke of
H R H The Princess
HE Mr
HE Senora
HE The French Ambassador M
His Highness
His Hon
His Hon Judge
Hon
Hon Ambassador
Hon Dr
Hon Lady
Hon Mrs
HRH
HRH Sultan Shah
HRH The
HRH The Prince
HRH The Princess
HSH Princess
HSH The Prince
Judge
King
Lady
Lord
Lord and Lady
Lord Justice
Lt Cdr
Lt Col
Madam
Madame
Maj
Maj Gen
Major
Marchesa
Marchese
Marchioness
Marchioness of
Marquess
Marquess of
Marquis
Marquise
Master
Mr and Mrs
Mr and The Hon Mrs
President
Prince
Princess
Princessin
Prof
Prof Emeritus
Prof Dame
Professor
Queen
Rabbi
Representative
Rev Canon
Rev Dr
Rev Mgr
Rev Preb
Reverend
Reverend Father
Right Rev
Rt Hon
Rt Hon Baroness
Rt Hon Lord
Rt Hon Sir
Rt Hon The Earl
Rt Hon Viscount
Senator
Sir
Sister
Sultan
The Baroness
The Countess
The Countess of
The Dowager Marchioness of
The Duchess
The Duchess of
The Duke of
The Earl of
The Hon
The Hon Mr
The Hon Mrs
The Hon Ms
The Hon Sir
The Lady
The Lord
The Marchioness of
The Princess
The Reverend
The Rt Hon
The Rt Hon Lord
The Rt Hon Sir
The Rt Hon The Lord
The Rt Hon the Viscount
The Rt Hon Viscount
The Venerable
The Very Rev Dr
Very Reverend
Viscondessa
Viscount
Viscount and Viscountess
Viscountess
W Baron
W/Cdr

[mark]

pope

[Tamouse]

Needs a gender-neutral general title: "Mx"

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It has one now!

[Mark Sosa]

You are missing: "Mother of Dragons".

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Not any more. Thanks for correcting this oversight.

[Khaled]

Since Mother of Dragons is listed, perhaps it's time for "First of His Name, King of the Andals and the First Men, Lord of the Seven Kingdoms, and Protector of the Realm" to be listed as well