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murderosa t1_iwvw9bm wrote

Reply to comment by LipTrev in TIL The first house in Cleveland to have electricity got its power from the first automatic electric turbine. The turbine was built in 1888 for the home of Charles F. Brush and provide continuous power for 20 years. by jamescookenotthatone

Often solved by using jr and sr. Or i, ii, iii, iv, etc.

Ive known several ppl just go by ‘junior’ as a name

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Cetun t1_iwx7vee wrote

That's if they have the exact same name. George Edward Foreman Sr. named all of his 5 sons George Edward Foreman. The first one aquired Jr. status and the next 4 became II, III, IV, and V.

If they have a different middle name then they use middle names such as George H. W. Bush and George W. Bush.

Sometimes they will refer to H. W. Bush as Bush Sr. for short but they wouldn't in any official reference such as "George H. W. Bush Sr."

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LipTrev t1_ix1rxtw wrote

Additionally in the US, those last bits are part of the legal name, or can be.

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