Thread:Johnnybravo44/@comment-3048593-20120926200927/@comment-3048593-20120928144149

If handbooks or the actual comics say how the spelling is, then we should follow it, obviously. This question came to mind with characters who have the surname Van Helsing. The original book that Abraham van Helsing appeared in, Bram Stoker's Dracula, had his name spelled with a large V. Though his background states that he's dutch so the correct spelling should technically be with a small V. The reason I brought this question up is if it should also be applied to characters with the word "De" in their surname, like Contessa de Fontaine. The word, meaning "of", originates both from the french and spanish languages, and people from those countries have the D being small (Abraham de Moivre, Benicio del Toro). One character I've noticed who doesn't have the D being small but should, is Diablo (Esteban Corazon De Ablo). His name should definatly be with a small D since he's both Spanish and of noble heritage.