さん
san
Nobody has ever shortened the sun's name. Emperors bow to it, farmers thank it, no one calls it Sunny. さん on a name is that same small bow, every time.
Goes on almost any name and says nothing about age or sex. Mr and Ms are the nearest English has, and neither is a close fit.
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