Hi Everyone, I thought this might be interesting to everyone- Matronymics were occasionally uesd in poland when the female ancestor was more respected or wealthier than the male. She may have been a rich widow or a generous woman who did good works in the community. Example- DOROTIAK is the "son of Dorothy", and JEWIARZ "son of EWA (EVE). Taken from the book "POLISH ROOTS", by Rosemary A. Chorzempa. Hope this helps someone. Donna Gregor tdg@erols.com ------------------------------------- Name: T. & D. ,---. | -' ,-.,-.,-.,-.,-. | ,-'| |-'| || || `---| ' `-'`-|`-'' ,-.| ,| `-+' `' Sr.