Albert, Your Volker and Folker are easy to understand as the V in German would be pronounced as F. Jennifer -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of albert grulke Sent: Tuesday, 1 January 2008 11:21 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [SEQ-Germans] Herman Albert (Harry) SCHULZ 1915-2007 I have also noted that some add an 'e' and others do not. Seems no logic. A bit like Volker and Folker, nobody knows why. Albert -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Bob & Claire Sent: Monday, 31 December 2007 4:47 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [SEQ-Germans] Herman Albert (Harry) SCHULZ 1915-2007 Even today, brothers in this family cannot put an explanation to this and some of them use a T and others not. Bob