On 10/10/06, Piet van Oostrum <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >>>>> Roel Schroeven <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> (RS) wrote: > > >RS> It's the same here in Belgium. Except that our Van is with a capital V in > >RS> most cases; if it's a lower v it either indicates nobility or a Dutch > >name. > > >RS> I don't see it as a problem. I prefer having Van Straeten and Van Stralen > >RS> next to each other than having them mixed up with names without Van like > >RS> this: > >RS> Straeten, Van > >RS> Straetmans > >RS> Stralen, Van > > In Holland it is sorted without the 'van' 'de' etc.
Which was my original point in mentioning similar Portuguese names. :) BTW, do Dutch/Flemish family names now follow the trend of dropping declension, as seen in both languages (dialects?) in general: e.g., 'de' instead of 'der'? -- Theerasak -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
