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<i>Sir</i>) but who is neither a: </p> <ul><li>senior member of one of the <a href="/w/index.php?title=Order_of_chivalry&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Order of chivalry (not yet started)">orders of chivalry</a>, sometimes called orders of knighthood, nor</li> <li>a <a href="/wiki/Baronet" title="Baronet">baronet</a>.</li></ul> <p>In the 1920s, the Society of Knights Bachelor were allowed to wear a special badge on the days when other knights would wear their insignia. </p><p>The title is not hereditary, so it cannot be passed on to the knight's children, but a baronet's title can be inherited. </p><p>Men who get some jobs, such as senior judges, are made Knights Bachelor. Women cannot be knights bachelor, so if they get one of those jobs, they are made Dames of the <a href="/wiki/Order_of_the_British_Empire" title="Order of the British Empire">Order of the British Empire</a> (DBE) </p><p>Knights Bachelor have no <a href="/wiki/Post-nominal_letters" title="Post-nominal letters">post-nominal letters</a> (letters after their name to show they are a knight), unlike knights of the orders of knighthood, who use letters like KBE, or GBE etc., or baronets who put Bt or Bart after their name. </p><p>The title "Sir" is always followed by the <a href="/wiki/Given_name" title="Given name">given name</a>, so, Paul McCartney would be "Sir Paul McCartney" or "Sir Paul". They would never be Sir last name, so not "Sir McCartney". 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class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c1/Order_of_the_Thistle_UK_ribbon.svg/35px-Order_of_the_Thistle_UK_ribbon.svg.png" decoding="async" width="35" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c1/Order_of_the_Thistle_UK_ribbon.svg/53px-Order_of_the_Thistle_UK_ribbon.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c1/Order_of_the_Thistle_UK_ribbon.svg/70px-Order_of_the_Thistle_UK_ribbon.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="218" data-file-height="60" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Order_of_the_Thistle" title="Order of the Thistle">Thistle</a> •</span> <span class="nowrap"> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Order_of_the_Bath_UK_ribbon.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Order_of_the_Bath_UK_ribbon.svg/35px-Order_of_the_Bath_UK_ribbon.svg.png" decoding="async" width="35" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Order_of_the_Bath_UK_ribbon.svg/53px-Order_of_the_Bath_UK_ribbon.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Order_of_the_Bath_UK_ribbon.svg/70px-Order_of_the_Bath_UK_ribbon.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="218" data-file-height="60" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Order_of_the_Bath" title="Order of the Bath">Bath</a> •</span> <span class="nowrap"> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Sovereign_of_the_Order_of_Merit_ribbon.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/Sovereign_of_the_Order_of_Merit_ribbon.svg/35px-Sovereign_of_the_Order_of_Merit_ribbon.svg.png" decoding="async" width="35" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/Sovereign_of_the_Order_of_Merit_ribbon.svg/53px-Sovereign_of_the_Order_of_Merit_ribbon.svg.png 1.5x, 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<a href="/wiki/Order_of_St_Michael_and_St_George" title="Order of St Michael and St George">St. Michael and St. George</a> •</span> <span class="nowrap"> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:UK_Royal_Victorian_Order_ribbon.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/be/UK_Royal_Victorian_Order_ribbon.svg/35px-UK_Royal_Victorian_Order_ribbon.svg.png" decoding="async" width="35" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/be/UK_Royal_Victorian_Order_ribbon.svg/53px-UK_Royal_Victorian_Order_ribbon.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/be/UK_Royal_Victorian_Order_ribbon.svg/70px-UK_Royal_Victorian_Order_ribbon.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="218" data-file-height="60" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Royal_Victorian_Order" title="Royal Victorian Order">Royal Victorian</a> •</span> <span class="nowrap"> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:OBE_Civil_ribbon.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/45/OBE_Civil_ribbon.svg/35px-OBE_Civil_ribbon.svg.png" decoding="async" width="35" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/45/OBE_Civil_ribbon.svg/53px-OBE_Civil_ribbon.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/45/OBE_Civil_ribbon.svg/70px-OBE_Civil_ribbon.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="442" data-file-height="126" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Order_of_the_British_Empire" title="Order of the British Empire">British Empire</a> •</span> <span class="nowrap"> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Order_of_Companions_of_Honour_ribbon.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b6/Order_of_Companions_of_Honour_ribbon.png/35px-Order_of_Companions_of_Honour_ribbon.png" decoding="async" width="35" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b6/Order_of_Companions_of_Honour_ribbon.png/53px-Order_of_Companions_of_Honour_ribbon.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b6/Order_of_Companions_of_Honour_ribbon.png/70px-Order_of_Companions_of_Honour_ribbon.png 2x" data-file-width="100" data-file-height="30" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Order_of_the_Companions_of_Honour" title="Order of the Companions of Honour">Companions of Honour</a> •</span> <span class="nowrap"> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Dso-ribbon.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cf/Dso-ribbon.svg/35px-Dso-ribbon.svg.png" decoding="async" width="35" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cf/Dso-ribbon.svg/53px-Dso-ribbon.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cf/Dso-ribbon.svg/70px-Dso-ribbon.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="218" data-file-height="60" /></a></span> <a href="/w/index.php?title=Distinguished_Service_Order&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Distinguished Service Order (not yet started)">Distinguished Service</a> •</span> <span class="nowrap"> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Ribbon_Imperial_Service_Order.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/05/Ribbon_Imperial_Service_Order.jpg/35px-Ribbon_Imperial_Service_Order.jpg" decoding="async" width="35" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/05/Ribbon_Imperial_Service_Order.jpg/53px-Ribbon_Imperial_Service_Order.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/05/Ribbon_Imperial_Service_Order.jpg/70px-Ribbon_Imperial_Service_Order.jpg 2x" data-file-width="548" data-file-height="185" /></a></span> <a href="/w/index.php?title=Imperial_Service_Order&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Imperial Service Order (not yet started)">Imperial Service</a></span> </p> </div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;">Dormant orders</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"><div> <p><span class="nowrap"> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Ribbon_bar_Order_of_St._Patrick.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/Ribbon_bar_Order_of_St._Patrick.jpg/35px-Ribbon_bar_Order_of_St._Patrick.jpg" decoding="async" width="35" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/Ribbon_bar_Order_of_St._Patrick.jpg/53px-Ribbon_bar_Order_of_St._Patrick.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/Ribbon_bar_Order_of_St._Patrick.jpg/70px-Ribbon_bar_Order_of_St._Patrick.jpg 2x" data-file-width="100" data-file-height="30" /></a></span> <a href="/w/index.php?title=Order_of_St._Patrick&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Order of St. Patrick (not yet started)">St. Patrick</a> •</span> <span class="nowrap"> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Royal_Guelphic_Order.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5a/Royal_Guelphic_Order.png/35px-Royal_Guelphic_Order.png" decoding="async" width="35" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5a/Royal_Guelphic_Order.png/53px-Royal_Guelphic_Order.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5a/Royal_Guelphic_Order.png/70px-Royal_Guelphic_Order.png 2x" data-file-width="200" data-file-height="60" /></a></span> <a href="/w/index.php?title=Royal_Guelphic_Order&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Royal Guelphic Order (not yet started)">Royal Guelphic</a> •</span> <span class="nowrap"> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Ord.Stella.India.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cd/Ord.Stella.India.jpg/35px-Ord.Stella.India.jpg" decoding="async" width="35" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cd/Ord.Stella.India.jpg/53px-Ord.Stella.India.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cd/Ord.Stella.India.jpg/70px-Ord.Stella.India.jpg 2x" data-file-width="100" data-file-height="30" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Order_of_the_Star_of_India" title="Order of the Star of India">Star of India</a> •</span> <span class="nowrap"> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Order_of_the_Indian_Empire_Ribbon.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Order_of_the_Indian_Empire_Ribbon.svg/35px-Order_of_the_Indian_Empire_Ribbon.svg.png" decoding="async" width="35" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Order_of_the_Indian_Empire_Ribbon.svg/53px-Order_of_the_Indian_Empire_Ribbon.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Order_of_the_Indian_Empire_Ribbon.svg/70px-Order_of_the_Indian_Empire_Ribbon.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="218" data-file-height="60" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Order_of_the_Indian_Empire" title="Order of the Indian Empire">Indian Empire</a> •</span> <span class="nowrap"> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:ImperialOrderCrownIndiaRibbon.gif" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3a/ImperialOrderCrownIndiaRibbon.gif/35px-ImperialOrderCrownIndiaRibbon.gif" decoding="async" width="35" height="9" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3a/ImperialOrderCrownIndiaRibbon.gif/53px-ImperialOrderCrownIndiaRibbon.gif 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3a/ImperialOrderCrownIndiaRibbon.gif/70px-ImperialOrderCrownIndiaRibbon.gif 2x" data-file-width="114" data-file-height="30" /></a></span> <a href="/w/index.php?title=Order_of_the_Crown_of_India&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Order of the Crown of India (not yet started)">Crown of India</a> •</span> <span class="nowrap"> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Lint_Indische_Orde_van_Verdienste_Indian_Order_of_Merit.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0a/Lint_Indische_Orde_van_Verdienste_Indian_Order_of_Merit.jpg/35px-Lint_Indische_Orde_van_Verdienste_Indian_Order_of_Merit.jpg" decoding="async" width="35" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0a/Lint_Indische_Orde_van_Verdienste_Indian_Order_of_Merit.jpg/53px-Lint_Indische_Orde_van_Verdienste_Indian_Order_of_Merit.jpg 1.5x, 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href="/w/index.php?title=Order_of_British_India&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Order of British India (not yet started)">British India</a> •</span> <span class="nowrap"> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Polar_Medal_(UK)_ribbon.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/13/Polar_Medal_%28UK%29_ribbon.png/35px-Polar_Medal_%28UK%29_ribbon.png" decoding="async" width="35" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/13/Polar_Medal_%28UK%29_ribbon.png/53px-Polar_Medal_%28UK%29_ribbon.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/13/Polar_Medal_%28UK%29_ribbon.png/70px-Polar_Medal_%28UK%29_ribbon.png 2x" data-file-width="100" data-file-height="30" /></a></span> <a href="/w/index.php?title=Royal_Order_of_Victoria_and_Albert&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Royal Order of Victoria and Albert (not yet started)">Victoria and Albert</a> •</span> <span class="nowrap"> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Baton_van_de_Orde_van_Birma.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/94/Baton_van_de_Orde_van_Birma.jpg/35px-Baton_van_de_Orde_van_Birma.jpg" decoding="async" width="35" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/94/Baton_van_de_Orde_van_Birma.jpg/53px-Baton_van_de_Orde_van_Birma.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/94/Baton_van_de_Orde_van_Birma.jpg/70px-Baton_van_de_Orde_van_Birma.jpg 2x" data-file-width="393" data-file-height="109" /></a></span> <a href="/w/index.php?title=Order_of_Burma&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Order of Burma (not yet started)">Burma</a></span> </p> </div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;">Other honours</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"><div> <p><span class="nowrap"> <a href="/w/index.php?title=Royal_Family_Order&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Royal Family Order (not yet started)">Royal Family Orders</a> •</span> <span class="nowrap"> <a href="/wiki/Peerage" title="Peerage">Hereditary peerage</a> •</span> <span class="nowrap"> <a href="/wiki/Life_peer" title="Life peer">Life peerage</a> •</span> <span class="nowrap"> <a href="/wiki/Privy_Council_of_the_United_Kingdom" class="mw-redirect" title="Privy Council of the United Kingdom">Privy Councillor</a> •</span> <span class="nowrap"> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Baronet_ribbon.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Baronet_ribbon.svg/35px-Baronet_ribbon.svg.png" decoding="async" width="35" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Baronet_ribbon.svg/53px-Baronet_ribbon.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Baronet_ribbon.svg/70px-Baronet_ribbon.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="218" data-file-height="60" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Baronet" title="Baronet">Baronet</a> •</span> <span class="nowrap"> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Knight-Bachelor.ribbon.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a4/Knight-Bachelor.ribbon.png/35px-Knight-Bachelor.ribbon.png" decoding="async" width="35" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a4/Knight-Bachelor.ribbon.png/53px-Knight-Bachelor.ribbon.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a4/Knight-Bachelor.ribbon.png/70px-Knight-Bachelor.ribbon.png 2x" data-file-width="218" data-file-height="60" /></a></span> <a class="mw-selflink selflink">Knight Bachelor</a> •</span> <span class="nowrap"> <a href="/w/index.php?title=Hereditary_knighthood&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Hereditary knighthood (not yet started)">Hereditary knighthood</a> •</span> <span class="nowrap"> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Order_of_St_John_(UK)_ribbon_-vector.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/67/Order_of_St_John_%28UK%29_ribbon_-vector.svg/35px-Order_of_St_John_%28UK%29_ribbon_-vector.svg.png" decoding="async" width="35" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/67/Order_of_St_John_%28UK%29_ribbon_-vector.svg/53px-Order_of_St_John_%28UK%29_ribbon_-vector.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/67/Order_of_St_John_%28UK%29_ribbon_-vector.svg/70px-Order_of_St_John_%28UK%29_ribbon_-vector.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="442" data-file-height="126" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Venerable_Order_of_Saint_John" title="Venerable Order of Saint John">St. John</a> •</span> <span class="nowrap"> <a href="/w/index.php?title=Aide-de-camp&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Aide-de-camp (not yet started)">ADC</a> •</span> <span class="nowrap"> <i><a href="/w/index.php?title=Commonwealth_realms_orders_and_decorations&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Commonwealth realms orders and decorations (not yet started)">more</a></i></span> </p> </div></div></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="2" style="background-color:#DCDCDC;"><div><i>See also</i> : <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.direct.gov.uk/prod_consum_dg/groups/dg_digitalassets/@dg/documents/digitalasset/dg_068133.pdf">Order of Wear</a>, <a href="/wiki/List_of_revocations_of_appointments_to_orders_and_awarded_decorations_and_medals_of_the_United_Kingdom" title="List of revocations of appointments to orders and awarded decorations and medals of the United Kingdom">Revocations</a>, <a 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