 Today, in polite speech, Thais address each other by a given name, preceded by the courtesy title "khun", particularly with persons of higher status or public distinction.East Asian monarchs often adopted regnal names upon ascending the throne, as was done in Thailand until the present day.In addition, subjects of a monarch may be awarded both a title and a name, such as in the case of Sing (or Singh) Sinhaseni () who was awarded the title of Chao Phraya and the name of Bodindecha (.)