Barbara: Thank you for your insights. This looks like an interesting source to track down... Wilson, Stephen. 1998. The means of naming: a social and cultural history of personal naming in western Europe. London: UCL Press. [1]http://www.worldcat.org/title/means-of-naming-a-social-and-cultural-histo ry-of-personal-naming-in-western-europe/oclc/185673869 Perry Jul 22, 2010 12:22:37 AM, [2][email protected] wrote: I have looked at a lot of French records. French-Canadian but still French. My husband's line there is back to the 1600s. I saw no evidence of any naming patterns. Barbara At 05:18 PM 7/21/2010, you wrote: >Pam, Jim, Chris, Nora, Howard & All: > >A scholarly source on French other naming patterns would certainly be most >welcome! Unfortunately, I found no such source in my admittedly casual >quest. References 1. http://www.worldcat.org/title/means-of-naming-a-social-and-cultural-history-of-personal-naming-in-western-europe/oclc/185673869 2. mailto:[email protected]

Congrats to Dorothy Koenig for her excellant article on New Netherland in the recent issue of NEHGS American Ancestors magazine! Jenny Inskeep