@sapinker Much obliged! My name is even more pretentious as 'Helden' can be translated as 'Heroes' in english…
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@sapinker I think they mean 'from'. 'Von' is German, 'de' is French and 'da' is Italian. i.e. Leonardo da Vinci means Leonardo from Vinci.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@sapinker I dunno, we see a lot of naming by source in Arab culture too.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@sapinker If you are only left with 3 letters, you are allowed to keep the prefix. Surely?Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@sapinker in Dutch even wether you capitalise the "van" or "de" (extra pretentious) is significant. Lower case is associated with nobility.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@sapinker Don't know, but I'm definitely going to look for the opportunity to use the term "nobiliary particles" in everyday conversation.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@sapinker From and the.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@sapinker Another example: Hitler's FM Ribbentrop added von to his name by getting adopted by his aunt!Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@sapinker Noblesse oblige! But my 'pretentious' surname just means 'from the stone house on the corner' :-)#etymology#FlandersThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@sapinker I'd like to add that those things were abolished in Austria after WWI. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Austrian_nobility#Abolition_of_nobility_in_1919 …Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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