Should a title glued to the given name by its period split? (Dr.John Smith gives title 'Dr.John', no given name) #1230

A title abbreviation written with no space after its period swallows the given name, because the period-joined word is read as one token and its first chunk is a title:

The last row is the reading interior periods exist for (both chunks titles). The others have one title chunk and one name chunk.

Measured (2026-11-08): ORCID's sample (1,831,533 records): 1,227 given boxes open with Dr., Prof., Mr., Mrs., Ms., Dra., Engr. or Rev. glued to a word (dr 1,117, prof 59, mr 23); by country India 195, Iraq 170, Jordan 77, Saudi Arabia 70, Pakistan 66, UAE 59, Bangladesh 54, Egypt 49; Nigeria and Ghana 10 of 40,000. OpenSanctions' Nigerian lists 2 (Dr.Olusegun Bamidele, Engr.Anthony Ukagba), Wikidata's Ghanaian labels 3 (Dr.Hannah ..., Dr.Penelope ..., Hon.Rashid ...).

Related: #1071 (Mark Jhon Sta.Ana, a saint particle glued to its surname) and #317/#1166 (Thai titles glued in native script).

Questions

• Should a period-joined word whose first chunk is a listed title and whose later chunk is not split at the period, the title keeping the period (Dr. + John)?
• Does the split extend to a first chunk H2's shape would read as a title at the front but the vocabulary does not list? (Gen.Ademola Fadunsin Rtd reads given 'Gen.Ademola' today.)
• Dr.Smith alone: does it follow H4 (an input that is nothing but vocabulary still has to name somebody), reading family 'Smith'?