with the prefix as a separate word
question: How can a surname with a prefix be spelled?, context: Compound surnames in English and several other European cultures feature two (or occasionally more) words, often joined by a hyphen or hyphens. However, it is not unusual for compound surnames to be composed of separate words not linked by a hyphen, for example Iain Duncan Smith, a former leader of the British Conservative Party, whose surname is "Duncan Smith". A surname with the prefix "Fitz" can be spelled with the prefix as a separate word, as in "Fitz William", as well as "FitzWilliam" or "Fitzwilliam".
How can a surname with a prefix be spelled?
A surname with the prefix "Fitz" can be spelled with the prefix as a separate word , as in "Fitz William", as well as "FitzWilliam" or "Fitzwilliam".
Compound surnames in English and several other European cultures feature two (or occasionally more) words, often joined by a hyphen or hyphens. However, it is not unusual for compound surnames to be composed of separate words not linked by a hyphen, for example Iain Duncan Smith, a former leader of the British Conservative Party, whose surname is "Duncan Smith". A surname with the prefix "Fitz" can be spelled with the prefix as a separate word, as in "Fitz William", as well as "FitzWilliam" or "Fitzwilliam".
A surname with the prefix "Fitz" can be spelled <hl> with the prefix as a separate word <hl> , as in "Fitz William", as well as "FitzWilliam" or "Fitzwilliam".
Compound surnames in English and several other European cultures feature two (or occasionally more) words, often joined by a hyphen or hyphens. However, it is not unusual for compound surnames to be composed of separate words not linked by a hyphen, for example Iain Duncan Smith, a former leader of the British Conservative Party, whose surname is "Duncan Smith". A surname with the prefix "Fitz" can be spelled <hl> with the prefix as a separate word <hl>, as in "Fitz William", as well as "FitzWilliam" or "Fitzwilliam".
Compound surnames in English and several other European cultures feature two (or occasionally more) words, often joined by a hyphen or hyphens. However, it is not unusual for compound surnames to be composed of separate words not linked by a hyphen, for example Iain Duncan Smith, a former leader of the British Conservative Party, whose surname is "Duncan Smith". <hl> A surname with the prefix "Fitz" can be spelled with the prefix as a separate word , as in "Fitz William", as well as "FitzWilliam" or "Fitzwilliam". <hl>