In a message dated 1/13/00 5:50:54 AM, rascalz@worldnet.att.net writes: << Paula, >From what I have recently read, the DICK name did NOT originate in Germany. I don't know why there are so many of them in Germany, though. Nancy >> Paula, Nancy, etal: Don't take my word for it - I'm no expert - but I have read that the name did have its origin in Germany as Dyk or Dix, moved to Holland to become Dyke and Van Dyke, and then to Scotland, Ireland and England where the spelling became Dick. Any other theories? Arvil Hancock