Robert Heiling wrote: > Jon Erlandson wrote: > > > Anyone have insight into the origin and meaning of this name? > > > > Thanks, > > > > Jon > > It sounds German/Germanic so hopefully someone will have access to > "Deutsches Namenlexicon" by Hans Von Bahlow which gives the origins of > such German names. Hilding also appears as a surname in Sweden and might > be more Swedish than German. > > Bob Just to add to the above, take a look at: http://www.hi.is/~eybjorn/ugm/ugm5.html#30 and which was accessed from: http://www.hi.is/~eybjorn/ugm/ugm0.html Hopefully that all gives a more or less complete answer to your question. Bob