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Subject: Re: Lost
Author: Meriel   (guest, 213.107.238.55)
Date: April 3, 2002 at 2:40:45 PM
Reply to: Lost by Autumn
It's part of the surname, e.g. in Holland someone might be called Pieter van Westhuizen - their first name would be Pieter, and van Westhuizen is all the surname.

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