BRP API / Personen / Aanhef
Aanhef
The aanhef is an introductory sentence in a letter or email with which you greet the reader. With the aanhef from the BRP API Personen you greet the reader in a formally correct way, with Geachte or Hoogwelgeboren heer.
Want to know exactly how the aanhef is composed? Read the derivation rules for determining the aanhef here. See also the derivation rules for persons of noble birth or for persons who are or have been married to a person of noble birth.
Want to know which rules were applied for a specific person? The flow charts below will help you on your way.
Geslacht = unknown
Abbreviations used in this diagram
| Persoon | Person |
| Alleenstaand? (geen P of EP) | Single? (no partner or ex-partner) |
| nee / ja | no / yes |
| m/v/o/ | male (m) / female (v) / unknown (o) |
| Naamgebruik | Name usage preference (E = own name, P = partner name, V = partner + own, N = own + partner) |
| Aanhef | Salutation |
| Aanschrijfwijze / gebruik in lopende tekst | Form of address / use in running text |
| VL | voorletters — initials |
| VV | voorvoegsel — name prefix (e.g. "van", "de") |
| GN | geslachtsnaam — surname |
| VP | voorvoegsel partner — partner's name prefix |
| GP | geslachtsnaam partner — partner's surname |
| AT | adellijke titel — noble title |
| PK | predicaat — predicate (e.g. Jonkheer) |
| Geachte | Dear (formal salutation) |
| Hoogheid | Highness |
| Hoogwelgeboren heer / vrouwe | Right Honourable (male / female form, used for nobility) |
| Hooggeboren heer / vrouwe | Most Honourable (male / female form, used for higher nobility) |
| Geachte mevrouw / heer | Dear Madam / Sir |
| P/PS? | Does partner have a predicate or noble title of their own? |
| G/GI? | Does noble title belong to the person themselves (graaf/gravin)? |
| R/B/BS? | Noble title: ridder / baron / barones? |
| Adellijke titel? | Does the person have a noble title? |
| Predicaat? | Does the person have a predicate? |
| ASW | aanschrijfwijze — form of address |
Geslacht = male
Abbreviations used in this diagram
| Persoon | Person |
| Alleenstaand? (geen P of EP) | Single? (no partner or ex-partner) |
| nee / ja | no / yes |
| m/v/o/ | male (m) / female (v) / unknown (o) |
| Naamgebruik | Name usage preference (E = own name, P = partner name, V = partner + own, N = own + partner) |
| Aanhef | Salutation |
| Aanschrijfwijze / gebruik in lopende tekst | Form of address / use in running text |
| VL | voorletters — initials |
| VV | voorvoegsel — name prefix (e.g. "van", "de") |
| GN | geslachtsnaam — surname |
| VP | voorvoegsel partner — partner's name prefix |
| GP | geslachtsnaam partner — partner's surname |
| AT | adellijke titel — noble title |
| PK | predicaat — predicate (e.g. Jonkheer) |
| Geachte | Dear (formal salutation) |
| Hoogheid | Highness |
| Hoogwelgeboren heer / vrouwe | Right Honourable (male / female form, used for nobility) |
| Hooggeboren heer / vrouwe | Most Honourable (male / female form, used for higher nobility) |
| Geachte mevrouw / heer | Dear Madam / Sir |
| P/PS? | Does partner have a predicate or noble title of their own? |
| G/GI? | Does noble title belong to the person themselves (graaf/gravin)? |
| R/B/BS? | Noble title: ridder / baron / barones? |
| Adellijke titel? | Does the person have a noble title? |
| Predicaat? | Does the person have a predicate? |
| ASW | aanschrijfwijze — form of address |
Geslacht = female
Abbreviations used in this diagram
| Persoon | Person |
| Alleenstaand? (geen P of EP) | Single? (no partner or ex-partner) |
| nee / ja | no / yes |
| m/v/o/ | male (m) / female (v) / unknown (o) |
| Naamgebruik | Name usage preference (E = own name, P = partner name, V = partner + own, N = own + partner) |
| Aanhef | Salutation |
| Aanschrijfwijze / gebruik in lopende tekst | Form of address / use in running text |
| VL | voorletters — initials |
| VV | voorvoegsel — name prefix (e.g. "van", "de") |
| GN | geslachtsnaam — surname |
| VP | voorvoegsel partner — partner's name prefix |
| GP | geslachtsnaam partner — partner's surname |
| AT | adellijke titel — noble title |
| PK | predicaat — predicate (e.g. Jonkheer) |
| Geachte | Dear (formal salutation) |
| Hoogheid | Highness |
| Hoogwelgeboren heer / vrouwe | Right Honourable (male / female form, used for nobility) |
| Hooggeboren heer / vrouwe | Most Honourable (male / female form, used for higher nobility) |
| Geachte mevrouw / heer | Dear Madam / Sir |
| P/PS? | Does partner have a predicate or noble title of their own? |
| G/GI? | Does noble title belong to the person themselves (graaf/gravin)? |
| R/B/BS? | Noble title: ridder / baron / barones? |
| Adellijke titel? | Does the person have a noble title? |
| Predicaat? | Does the person have a predicate? |
| ASW | aanschrijfwijze — form of address |
Hoffelijkheidstitel
Abbreviations used in this diagram
| Persoon | Person |
| Alleenstaand? (geen P of EP) | Single? (no partner or ex-partner) |
| nee / ja | no / yes |
| m/v/o/ | male (m) / female (v) / unknown (o) |
| Adellijke titel? | Does the person have a noble title? |
| BS/HI / GI / PS | Noble title codes: barones/hertogin-in-spe, gravin-in-spe, prinses |
| Partner = B/M/H / G / P | Partner's noble title: baron/markies/hertog, graaf, prins |
| Hoffelijkheidstitel | Courtesy title (title derived from partner's nobility) |
| Hoogwelgeboren vrouwe | Right Honourable (female) |
| Hooggeboren vrouwe | Most Honourable (female) |
| Hoogheid | Highness |
| Geachte mevrouw | Dear Madam |
| VL / VV / GS / GP | initials / prefix / surname / partner's surname |