Hi Ray, YES, Sarah or Sally are the German nicknames for Salome! I found that at <http://www.kerchner.com/nickname.htm> Here are some other URLs for given names or first names: <A HREF="http://roisindubh.tripod.com/">First Names-Irish Traditional, Modern, and In-…</A> http://roisindubh.tripod.com/ <A HREF="http://www.tngenweb.org/franklin/frannick.htm">First Names - Nicknames</A> http://www.tngenweb.org/franklin/frannick.htm <A HREF="http://huizen.dds.nl/~sanne/">First Names Site Sanne's*</A> http://huizen.dds.nl/~sanne/ <A HREF="http://www.genealogy.com/35_donna.html">First Given Names by…</A> http://www.genealogy.com/35_donna.html Does anyone have or know of a website for Latin first names? Happy hunting, Helen In a message dated 8/7/0 7:41:02 PM, crhonaker@CompuServe.com writes: << I have run into a Brethren, Pa Dutch ancestor giving me a name dilemma. The ancestor's burial record says that his wife was named Sarah. I also have a marriage record for who I think is this same ancestor and it gives the wife's first name as Salome. Is anyone familiar with the name Salome and could Sarah be a translation or nickname? Thanks, Ray>>