OOOO! Add me to the list of curious. My grandmother was a Babette Seischab from N�rnberg. My dad used to joke that there was a little bit 'o French. Not sure if it was true. Babette, or Betty as she changed it to here in the USA, was raised Lutheran and married a Catholic. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Other surnames in the Bavaria Region: GRIESMEIER, FEHLNER, DEINDORFER, KUNSHIER, KUNZ, GOPPNER Happy Holidays! Nicol Wieme nicolgw@aol.com