Anne Frank did in fact live with the Van Pels, but used the name Van Daan in her diary. This may have been to protect their identity, we are unsure, but also we have to remember that Anne died before the diary was published, so the editors may have changed the name to protect their identity.
It is Peter Van Pels, Anne was hiding his true identity in her diary "Kitty"
Peter van Pels/van Daan.
Peter Van Daan didn't have a nickname. Back then, people weren't fans of calling others by shorten names. He was always named Peter.
Peter's last name in Anne Frank's diary is van Daan. He is referred to as Peter van Daan throughout the diary.
Anne's mother, father and sister (Edith Frank, Otto Frank and Margot Frank), a dentist called Fritz Pfeffer (who is called Albert Dussel in the book), and the van Pels family: Auguste van Pels (called Petronella van Daan in the book), Hermann van Pels (Hermann van Daan) and Peter van Pels (Peter van Daan).
Peter Van Daan, but their real last names was the van Pels. Anne changed it in her diary so they wouldn't get in trouble if they were caught.
Hermann and Auguste Van Pel not van dan Anne frank only used van dan to cover his identity
Herman van Pels went by Putti, and Hans van Daan.
Peter van Pels's birth name is Peter Aron van Pels.
The cast of Anne no nikki - 1995 includes: Fumie Kashiyama as Mrs. Edith Frank Tetsuko Kuroyanagi as Mrs. Petronella Van Daan (Auguste van Pels) Tsuyoshi Kusanagi as Peter Van Daan (Peter van Pels) Seiko Nakano as Margot Frank Jiro Sakagami as Mr. Hans Van Dann (Hermann van Pels) Rena Takahashi as Anne Frank
That is Mrs. Van Pels real name. Anne Frank used Mrs. Van Daan in her diary.
Peter Van Daan, but their real last names was the van Pels. Anne changed it in her diary so they wouldn't get in trouble if they were caught.