Hello Everyone. After reading Carolyn's message I tend to agree with her. My family for the past 100 years have always thought Gruen was our original name. I was always told Gruen was German for Green. Does anyone know of Virginia Greens, around 16 to 1800, who's name was Gruen before the change to Green? Bill >Subject: Re: [GREEN-L] Where did the name GREEN come from >HI all! > Another thing ya'll might want to remember, not everyone is an English >'Green'; there are several lines that were Gruen when they disembarked in >N.America. Gruen very often was changed by English clerks when documents >were recorded if the German families moved into English settlements..ie: Pa >to Va. > Another Green researching !! > Carolyn > ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com