Ms

Etymology 1
Found since the 1600s as an abbreviation of (whence also  and ), a title which initially did not indicate marital status. Suggestions that the term be revived began in 1901, and referenced the fact that dialects such as Southern US English already made no distinction between Miss and Mrs in speech. With the founding of Ms. magazine in 1971, the term quickly became widespread as an alternative to Miss and Mrs., which require knowing (and publicizing) the referent's marital status.

Noun

 * Ms Jane Doe, Ms. Roe
 * Ms Jane Doe, Ms. Roe

Usage notes

 * Usually written as Ms. with a period in North America, and as Ms without one in the UK. See the notes in the Wikipedia article.

Translations

 * Afrikaans: ms
 * Esperanto: s-ino
 * French:
 * German:
 * Greek: Δις, Δδα
 * Khmer: អ្នកនាង
 * Polish: ,
 * Russian: ,
 * Sorbian:
 * Lower Sorbian: kněni
 * Swedish:

Etymology 3
From a shortening of its name.