tussenvoegsels

Noun

tussenvoegsel (plural tussenvoegsels)

1. A part of a person’s name (usually of Dutch origin) that comes between the first name and the last name.
   • A tussenvoegsel, in Dutch linguistics, is a word that is positioned between someone's given name and surname, but is still a part of someone's last name. In the Netherlands, the tussenvoegsels strictly speaking are not a part of someone's last name. For example, someone whose family name is "De...[2006?], Marc Kuklinski, editor, compiled by Joanne Myrechuck Kuklinski, Monument: Family Histories of Myrechuck, Wanichek, Pitsch, Coenen, Beaver Dam, Wis.: Marc & Joanne Kuklinski, →OCLC, page 417