Chocy, in Bavaria we also have another little meaning for "Stoffel": When you say: Der ist ein Stoffel! = He is a Stoffel! That means he is not greeting you when you pass him or saying anything to you. Don't know why we say that, I am sure not every Stoffel is a Stoffel. :) Just checked on the Internet and found the same: http://www.mylot.com/w/discussions/2326121.aspx?p=1 -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of [email protected] Sent: Saturday, July 10, 2010 6:17 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [GERMANNA] Given name: "Stuphell" in German ? Elke, Thank you. I just now found another survey which shows "Christophel" WENDEL as a witness. This is Christopher WENDEL. When I saw a survey with the stand alone "Stuphell," I thought, could this be the brother Johannes that I have nothing else on? Thanks again for verifying because when it comes to the English spelling the early German names anything can pop-up! Chocy If you refer to a Germanna descendant, include a link to your on-line data. ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message