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Sir

honorific prefix
Intangible title_of_honor Q209690
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Summary

Sir is a title of honor[1]. Sir ranks in the top 4% of title of honor entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7,500 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Instance of: noble title[3], form of address in the United Kingdom[4], honorific prefix[5]
  • Said to be the same as: Ritter[6], Knighthood[7]
  • Described by source: Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary[8], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[9], Desktop Encyclopedic Dictionary[10]
  • Native label: Sir[11]
  • Different from: Sir[12]

Why It Matters

Sir has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[13] Sir is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.[14]

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References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [13] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [14] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 11w ago · Susmuffin · 2026-08-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → —
    Said to be the same as → Ritter, Knighthood
    Aliases → —
    Instance of → title of honor, noble title, form of address in the United Kingdom +1
    + 3 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Harper's tag: sir, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/289959697|sir (#289959697)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7915|Harper's tag]] #mix'n'match"
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