Hi again, The correct French spelling of the surname Gagne is Gagn[e with an acute accent, angling up to the right]. I see that your non-bilingual e-mail program rendered what I had sent as 'Gagn?'. The word 'gagne' [with the accent] is the past participle of the verb 'gagner' - to earn [pronounced the same way as gagne]. Another possible spellling of the surname in French is Gagnier. Gagne is a very common surname in Quebec and can be traced back to France. An interesting website is that of Peter Gagne [in English] at: http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Meadows/9951/ Previous message: The French surname that sounds like Gonyea/Gonyay, etc is Gagné not Gagnon . Gagnon sounds more like Gonyo Bill Brady