This was sent to me a couple of weeks ago, might be of interest to some of you. Today I am writing because of an interesting find on a Hebrew/Bible/language website. It seems that there is an Aramaic word "bar" which can translate to mean either 'field' or 'son.' It may be a wild goose chase or a long shot, but it would be interesting to find out whether this is a coincidence or if there is any connection. It may only be that there is a linguistic connection from a parent language, or who knows, anyway I thought It might be Interesting. I am pasting the webpage in case you are intriqued. You will find the reference near the bottom of the page, The line begins with "But, there is always a but..." http://www.ancient-hebrew.org/emagazine/013.doc. Looking for Barlow's, all variants and spellings of the name, including Parler, Barler, Barlage, Barlo, Barlowe, Barloe, etc...from anywhere in the world. http://www.barlowgenealogy.com -----Original Message----- From: sbarlowholmes@linhost202.mesa1.secureserver.net [mailto:sbarlowholmes@linhost202.mesa1.secureserver.net] Sent: Tuesday, December 06, 2005 2:15 PM To: sbarlowholmes@classicnet.net Subject: origins of Barlow name & Aramaic My name is Matthew Barlow. I e-mailed a week or so ago regarding my family lineage. ( I am still gathering info.) Today I am writing because of an interesting find on a Hebrew/Bible/language website. It seems that there is an Aramaic word "bar" which can translate to mean either 'field' or 'son.' It may be a wild goose chase or a long shot, but it would be interesting to find out whether this is a coincidence or if there is any connection. It may only be that there is a linguistic connection from a parent language, or who knows, anyway I thought It might be Interesting. I am pasting the webpage in case you are intriqued. You will find the reference near the bottom of the page, The line begins with "But, there is always a but..." http://www.ancient-hebrew.org/emagazine/013.doc. Sincerely, Matthew Barlow