I'm sure Tim will show up one of these days to discuss the origin and meaning of "Kimmel", but until he does, here'e the link to his webpage that has his "treatise" on the Kimmel name: For us AOL folks: <A HREF="http://www2.fwi.com/~tkimmel/Meaning.htm">Kimmel Family Record -- Meaning of Name Kimmel</A> For the non-AOL folks: http://www2.fwi.com/~tkimmel/Meaning.htm (Same website. Just a different route to get there <g>). ~ Pamela (Kimmel) Westfall