Just a thought: the names Wholly and similar (in variant spellings) are mostly (in my experience) pronounced like HOOLEY, and I expect that they are mostly versions of the name that we know in that spelling (an Irish name). Names like Wiley, Whiley, etc. are probably quite different and more likely to be English in origin. Ted Marr

I'll buy that. Bob Wilson, Stamford, CT Ted Marr <[email protected]> wrote: Just a thought: the names Wholly and similar (in variant spellings) are mostly (in my experience) pronounced like HOOLEY, and I expect that they are mostly versions of the name that we know in that spelling (an Irish name). Names like Wiley, Whiley, etc. are probably quite different and more likely to be English in origin. Ted Marr ============================== To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 "PRO ARIS ET PRO FOCIS" --------------------------------- Do You Yahoo!? Send FREE Valentine eCards with Yahoo! Greetings!

Hi Ted Thanks for the suggestion. I think you have a good point here. Regards Peter, the older of the tworobbos