The phrase "a title given to" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when describing a designation or label assigned to a person, object, or concept.
Example: "The Nobel Prize is a title given to individuals who have made significant contributions to humanity in various fields."
Alternatives: "a designation assigned to" or "a label attributed to".
"Nobody would want to have a title given to him this way".
He is also an honorary admiral of the Royal Navy, a title given to him by the Queen in 2001".
Visiting professors in practice was a title given to people "who have appropriate distinction within their area of (non-academic) practice", the university said in a statement.
That is a title given to former presidents of colleges in the City University system who teach, do research or take on special assignments at Dr. Goldstein's direction.
Over the words "Honorary Citizen of Dallas" -- a title given to him by city fathers during the Korean War days of 1951 -- General Hall had defiantly scrawled these words: "Returned with shame and sorrow".
M.W. stands for Master of Wine, a title given to the relatively few people who have passed a rigorous, exhaustive examination — oral, written and imbibed — like a combined M.D. and Ph.D. program.
Class marshals--an honorary title given to two students from each college and two students university-wide--typically choose a list of commencement speakers, from which the chancellor picks one.
Monis claimed at various times to have been a sheikh, an ayatollah and a hojjat al-Islam, a honorific title given to someone of high standing.
He was indeed a Kentucky Colonel, an honorary title given to him by not one but two governors.
"Leader of the Labour party" was a courtesy title given to the leader of the PLP.
At the court of France, after the 17th century, mademoiselle, without the name of the lady, was a courtesy title given to the eldest daughter of the eldest brother of the king, known as monsieur.
