posthumous name

English

Noun

posthumous name (plural posthumous names)

One of the honorary titles given to royalty, nobles, and sometimes others in East Asia (China, Korea, Vietnam, and Japan) after the person's death.

Translations

posthumous title of a Chinese, Korean or Vietnamese emperor

Arabic: please add this translation if you can
Chinese:
Mandarin: 謚號／谥号 (shìhào), 諡號／谥号 (zh) (shìhào), 謚／谥 (zh), 諡／谥 (zh)
Finnish: kuolemanjälkeinen nimi, postuumi nimi
French: nom posthume m
Japanese: 諡号 (ja) (しごう, shigō), 諡 (ja) (おくりな, okurina)
Korean: 시호(諡號) (ko) (siho)
Russian: посмертный титул m (posmertnyj titul)
Spanish: nombre póstumo m
Vietnamese: thụy hiệu (vi), hiệu bụt, tên hèm (vi), tên cúng cơm (vi) (informal)

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