In Ireland, the name HUNT is most often a "translation" of an older Irish root name. Which root name it may be varies from county to county. For a description of these translations into the more English-sounding name HUNT, you should refer to: MacLysaght, Edward. MORE IRISH FAMILIES. Portland, Oregon: Irish Academic Press, 1996 (this is the first paperback edition of MacLysaght's original 1982 book.) ISBN: 0-7165-2604-2 It's a very interesting read. Kathleen Hickey Arecchi -----Original Message----- From: CandlerSL@aol.com [SMTP:CandlerSL@aol.com] Sent: Sunday, January 03, 1999 4:08 PM To: HUNT-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [HUNT-L] Derivation of the name Hunt I am just getting started. Can anyone tell me the derivation of the name Hunt? English? Irish, etc? Henry Lamar Hunt ______________________________