J.P.
Common nickname form
J.P. is an abbreviation for Justice of the Peace, a local judicial officer with limited authority to handle minor civil matters, perform marriages, and administer oaths.
The title appears after names: The ceremony was performed by Harold Whitman, J.P.
In casual use, people may refer to the official simply as the J.P.
French masculine given name
- J.P. MorganGilded Age banking titan
- monogramInterlaced personal initials
- nameplateIdentifying sign mounted publicly
- signatureHandwritten name for verification
Jackson Pollock · Joseph Priestley · Jordan Peele · Jeremy Piven · Jada Pinkett Smith · Jeff Probst · embroidered · engraved
Civil judicial officer
- notaryDocument authentication official
- oathFormal binding promise
- affidavitSworn written statement
- witnessOne who attests
summons · bail · hearing · wedding officiant · civil ceremony · small claims · swearing in · commissioner
Jean-Pierre
French masculine given name
- J.P. MorganGilded Age banking titan
- monogramInterlaced personal initials
- nameplateIdentifying sign mounted publicly
Jackson Pollock · Joseph Priestley · Jordan Peele · Jeremy Piven · Jada Pinkett Smith · Jeff Probst · signature · embroidered · engraved
magistrate
Civil judicial officer
witness · summons · bail · hearing · wedding officiant · civil ceremony · small claims · swearing in · commissioner · certify
J.P.full name
All given names together
given name · legal name · proper name · birth name · Jean-Pierre
justice, peace, justices, justly, just, peaceful, peacefully, peacefulness