From: Joy Vander Putten
Date: Fri Dec 29, 2000 12:33pm
Subject: to space or not to space
Hey, I have a question for all.... Our last name, do you space it or not? I pretty much change my mind every time I change a job. I used to always put a space but that got confusing in college when the teachers would do a role call and would call out "Joy Putten" thinking my middle name was Vander. That happens a lot. My Uncle Gary has a whole collection of how absurdly our last name has been spelled on mail. I know my dad does it one way and my mom does it another. So, which is it? Just curious how you VP's do it.
From: Richard Vander Putten
Date: Fri Dec 29, 2000 12:47pm
Subject: RE: to space or not to space
I use Vander Putten, and laugh at people stumbling around trying to figure out how to file it. The US Army was an absolute gas! However, I do get a lot of lost records that way. In Holland, it is abbreviated vd Putten, with "Putten" being the important part. Cousin Peter did a lot of research in Holland, and I believe he found some variations there also. For an educated opinion, go to Elizabeth's (Betty Anne) website at: http://www.evanderputten.org/vp_namehistory.htm I think you might someday find your letter in that website, as Brian is on a "get it in writing" tear, and you have asked a very probing question. I also bet you don't get any two answers alike.
From: Mike Vander Putten
Date: Fri Dec 29, 2000 1:21pm
Subject: RE: to space or not to space
Definitely a space, it is so much fun to confuse all the computers that cannot figure that one out, plus this ways my initials can be MVP instead of MV.
From: Vanderputten, Robert
Date: Fri Dec 29, 2000 1:21pm
Subject: RE: to space or not to space
My initials are RSVP
From: Joy Vander Putten
Date: Fri Dec 29, 2000 1:25pm
Subject: Re: to space or not to space
That's funny, mine are JSVP and my parents came SOO close to naming me something like Rebecca just so I would have RSVP as my initials. That must be neat. I know my older sister Christine just couldn't part with the name when she got married. Her husband's last name was "Rhodes" so they decided to combine the two and are now Vander Rhodes. I, on the other hand, am on a continuous search for a nice man with the last name "Smith". Ah, life would be so simple then.
From: Jean.Pollack
Date: Fri Dec 29, 2000 1:46pm
Subject: Re: to space or not to space
Before I married I used the initials JVP. When I married, I dropped my middle name, Frances, and thus the letter F and substituted the V for my maiden name. Voila! I'm still JVP!
From: John Vander-Putten
Date: Fri Dec 29, 2000 1:57pm
Subject: Re: Re: to space or not to space
I use a hyphen...(hey, keeps it clean!): vander-putten
From: Urbancik, Dorothy
Date: Fri Dec 29, 2000 2:25pm
Subject: RE: Re: to space or not to space
I wanted to hyphenate when I got married Vander Putten-Urbancik! Good for Christine
From: Joy Vander Putten
Date: Fri Dec 29, 2000 2:33pm
Subject: Re: to space or not to space
Actually, I think Vander Urbancik has a catchy ring to it, I like it! Although, phonetically it's a bit of a tongue twister with the "er ur" sound. How about, Vanderbancik?
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