I'm not sure what this means. Aren't all nouns capitalized in German? if so, capitalization does not imply (as it does in English) that this is a proper noun. On Wed, 15 Oct 1997 JYoung6180@aol.com wrote: > Janice, sorry--I just saw your later message-one of these days I will learn > to read them all before replying. :) I think the important thing here is > the K was capitalized--you are correct that Klein means little. We now agree > though that is this case it means her maiden name. > > Joan Myers Young > ==== PENNA-DUTCH Mailing List ==== Forgot how to SUBSCRIBE or UNSUBSCRIBE? Send the appropriate one word message to PENNA-DUTCH-L-REQUEST@ROOTSWEB.COM