Sir facts for kids

Sir Thomas Troubridge, 1st Baronet. His entitlement to the style of 'Sir' derived from his position as a baronet.

Sir is a title commonly given to men who have been knighted, but also as a way to address any male, especially if his name is not known. The equivalents for a woman are "Lady" and "madam".

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  Emperor Taishō, a Stranger Knight of the Order of the Garter, who, as a foreign national, was not entitled to use the prefix 'Sir' (which as a sovereign monarch he would not have used in any case) but was permitted to post-nominally use KG

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  Chithira Thirunal Balarama Varma was the last surviving Knight Grand Commander of the Order of the Star of India

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In Spanish: Sir para niños