Joan, Another possibility is that the name could be derived from French. They could be French Protestants (Huguenots) forced out of France c. 1588 or whenever the St. Batholemew's Massacre was and into the land bordering the Rhine, hanging out for a few generations, marrying German women and speaking German before emigrating. I've seen this pattern in another of my lines. your cousin, Leslie -----Original Message----- From: Joan & Wayne [mailto:tattoo@golden.net] Sent: Wednesday, March 06, 2002 5:58 PM To: PALATINES-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [Palatines] Name What would/could the German equivilant be of the surname Dawdy, if indeed it is German? JDW ==== PALATINES Mailing List ==== Please do NOT post virus warnings, spam, test messages, chain letters or political announcements. Be polite (no flames!) ============================== 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