Back Nome póstumu AST Nom a títol pòstum Catalan Posmrtné jméno Czech Postumer Titel German Nombre póstumo Spanish نام پسامرگ Persian Nom posthume French मरणोपरांत नाम Hindi Nama anumerta ID Nome postumo Italian
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| Posthumous name | |||||||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 諡號/謚號 | ||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 谥号 | ||||||||||
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| Vietnamese alphabet | thụy hiệu | ||||||||||
| Chữ Hán | 諡號 | ||||||||||
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| Hangul | 시호 | ||||||||||
| Hanja | 諡號 | ||||||||||
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| Kanji | 諡号 | ||||||||||
| Hiragana | しごう / おくりごう | ||||||||||
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A posthumous name is an honorary name given mainly to revered dead people in East Asian culture. It is predominantly used in Asian countries such as China, Korea, Vietnam, Japan, and Thailand. Reflecting on the person's accomplishments or reputation, the title is assigned after death and essentially replaces the name used during life. Although most posthumous names are given to royalty, some posthumous names are given to honour significant people without hereditary titles, such as courtiers or military generals.
To create a posthumous name, one or more adjectives are inserted before the deceased's title. The name of the state or domain of the owner may be added to avoid ambiguity.