Posthumous name

Posthumous name
Posthumous name
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	諡號/謚號
Simplified Chinese	谥号
Hanyu Pinyin
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	shì hào
Yue: Cantonese
Jyutping	si3 hou6
Vietnamese name
Vietnamese alphabet	thụy hiệu
Chữ Hán	諡號
Korean name
Hangul	시호
Hanja	諡號
Revised Romanization
Transcriptions
Revised Romanization	siho
Japanese name
Kanji	諡号
Hiragana	しごう / おくりごう
Revised Hepburn
Transcriptions
Revised Hepburn	shigō/okurigō

A posthumous name is an honorary name given mainly to revered dead people in East Asian culture. It is predominantly used in East 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.

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