Dutch surnames often have prefixes (van, van der, de, ter, etc.) and are alphabetized by the remainder, which stops half the phone book being listed under V.
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What’s in a name?
Some historical, biblical and fictional figures etc. are referred to by anglicized names. Not surprising: the same happens in Dutch – Lodewijk XIV, Karel de Grote, Winnie de Poeh, Zweinstein…
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