> Depending on if the name belongs to a Belgian or a Dutchman the capitalisation rules also differ (the Flemish capitalising the "Van", the Dutch using lowercas

> Depending on if the name belongs to a Belgian or a Dutchman the capitalisation rules also differ (the Flemish capitalising the "Van", the Dutch using lowercase letters). Actually, a little-known grammar rule (in the Netherlands) is that lowercase is only used for a tussenvoegsel following a first name. In other cases, the first tussenvoegsel is capitalized. Example: Piet van der Sluis -> meneer Van der Sluis https://onzetaal.nl/taalloket/hoofdletters-in-aanhef-brief-of-mail https://onzetaal.nl/taalloket/hoofdletters-in-aanhef-brief-o...