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“Ch.” could be short for “Choudhary,” a title. Or for “Chiranjeevi,” usually used on wedding cards before the groom’s name.
by SanjayMehta 3y ago
“Ch.” could be short for “Choudhary,” a title.
Or for “Chiranjeevi,” usually used on wedding cards before the groom’s name.
- chrismorgan 3y agoI know a couple of people in Hyderabad where it’s definitely family name. But yeah, the mixture of initials and abbreviations of titles and such can readily become difficult to penetrate.
- martyvis 3y agoIn early 20th century Australia some common names were abbreviated rather than initialled, often seen on business names. For instance George was Geo. and Charles was Chas.
- NoMoreNicksLeft 3y agoI've only ever heard of this in the context of some Roman Latin inscriptions on grave markers. If I'm not mistaken, some of those can't be interpreted at all because they're ambiguous.
- anotheruser13 3y agoReminds me of the late US menswear store, Jos. A Banks. My dad used to buy his work clothes there.