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''van'' is a Preposition in the Dutch Language , meaning 'of' or 'from', and a common prefix in Dutch Surname s (sometimes pronounced ''von''), as in Vincent Van Gogh or George Vancouver , Variations are '''''van de''''', '''''van der''''' and '''''van den'''''. 'Van' is etymologically and semantically related to the German ' Von '. Unlike the German 'von', the Dutch 'van' is not an indication of nobility. In Dutch, names starting with 'van' are filed under the initial letter of the following name proper, so Van Der Waals is filed under 'w', thus; Waals, van der, Johannes. Capitalisation of the initial 'v' varies. In Dutch names it is written in lower case, except at the beginning of a sentence or if the first name or initials are omitted, when it is capitalised, as in 'de schilder Van Gogh' ('the painter Van Gogh'). However, in practise this rule not always followed. In Belgium they are ''always'' written in lowercase. In some anglicised names (e.g. Dick Van Dyke , Martin Van Buren ) or in the case where the word is not of Dutch origin, as in Vietnamese Name s (e.g. Duong Van Minh , Nguyen Van Thieu ) it is always capitalised. In terms like Van Der Waals Radius the 'v' is usually not capitalised. The prefixes are in some names concatenated to each other or even to the name proper, as in Vandervelde . Other Dutch name prefixes are ''de'', meaning 'the', and '''''ter'''''. |
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