In a message dated 4/10/99 12:28:39 PM Pacific Daylight Time, LEllis@ix.netcom.com writes: > However, I know for a fact that > she, "Lula", pronounced and spelled her name "Lular" and my Mother, "Thelma" > was > called "Thelmer." Hello List, Have been reading all of the post on the sounding of the DOVER name & wish I could add to it, but sorry to say, I have never met any of my DOVER family. But I can add that my FOLKNER name has always been pronounced as if it should be spelled FORTNER & I have always wonder where that came from. My g g ma was Josie GOODIN FOLKNER dau of Martha Caroline DOVER GOODIN & I too have odd sounding names in my family, Ella-Eller, & my mom Thelma-Thelmer. So I can see how the DOVER name could be found spelled differently. Marolyn Folkner Howell AR born, CA raised, but still have that twang!