Certain titles are normally abbreviated.
| Ms. Susanna Moller | Henry Louis Gates Jr. |
| Mr. Mark Otuteye | Cheryl Gold, MD |
Religious, academic, and government titles should be spelled out in academic writing but can be abbreviated in other writing when they appear before a full name.
| Rev. Fleming Rutledge | Reverend Rutledge |
| Prof. Jaime Mejía | Professor Mejía |
| Sen. Barbara Boxer | Senator Boxer |