suffix

Is there a certain meaning in suffix other than 'a letter or a group of letter added at the end of a word to make a new word'?

There should be, because I saw the word 'suffix' in a context of filling a form with personal information. I couldn't get any in dictionaries though.

Of course, it's not letters that you add when it's spoken. However, I can't think of the meaning that you seem to be after. Perhaps you could give us the context in which you saw the word.

As I mentioned earlier, it was a form that should be filled with personal information such as first name, last name and etc..

That goes..

First Name :
Middle Name :
Last Name :
Suffix :


I was like..'what the hell is suffix?'
is it possibly 'nickname?'

Well, in the context of personal information you have a prefix (Mr., Miss., Mrs., Ms., Dr.), and you might also have a suffix (Sr., Jr., II, III).

This is called a "name suffix" or "nomenclature suffix" -- a style at the end of a person's name giving additional identifying information about the person. Name suffixes may also be academic, professional, or honorary (MD, PhD, Esq., etc. and if you've been fortunate enough to have been knighted by a British monarch, KBE, GBE, DBE, etc.)

http://www.answers.com/topic/suffix-name

Thank you Guest!
Thank you very very much!!!

In British and Canadian use, "name suffixes" are generally known as "post-nominals."