Jamie, You mentioned that Polish was one possibility for the origin of LESBA as surname, or a similar sounding name, The following URLs were included in the FAQ.Posen which Adalbert Goertz posted to GEN-SLAVIC very recently: A10: For information on Polish archives consult the web site: http://www.man.poznan.pl/~bielecki/geninfo6.htm http://ciuw.warman.net.pl/alf/archiwa/ http://www.man.poznan.pl/~bielecki/archive.htm http://www.wsdsc.poznan.pl/arch/archive.htm If you can ascertain whether your ancestors used the Roman or Cyrillic alphabet, it would help - i.e. rule Poland out if Cyrillic. You did mention Russian, would be Cyrillic. Margaret Sheremata On Sat, 24 May 1997, Jamie Freitas wrote: > It is highly possible that this is a gross mis-spelling of the name. I > believe she must have died when my mother and aunt were very young, so their > take on it must not be the total picture. > > Can anyone suggest other possible spellings for a similiar sounding name? > ANY HELP HERE is greatly appreciated. > > Sorry if I have inadvertantly offended anyone. > > Thanks, Jamie >