>From living in Germany I remember that the language doesn't have a >"V" sound - when we lived there even "VICKS" mentolatum was >pronounced WICKS. > >Judy "Genealogy Bug" <genealogy_love@cox.net> Interesting, you'd think they would pronounce it FICKS. What part of Germany was this? My step-grandfather was from Austria, and he always pronounced my cousin Vicky's name as Wicky. Terry