A hardy Thank You goes out to Laurie Carter of Prosser, WA who did a bit of research on her own and came up with info. that among the Yakama Nation the tribe's old spelling of the name was indeed Y A K A M A, and that the article was using that spelling which comes from much earlier times. Snohomish was not always spelled that way but had much earlier forms, Seattle also so it is interesting to know. I have seen Whidbey as in Whidbey Island spelled Whidby in early history books and even maps. My 1916 map of the State of Washington has is spelled Whidbay Island which I hadn't seen before, but perhaps the map makers gave it the a in place of the e from their references. Thank you, Laurie of Prosser for your input as it is greatlly appreciated. Carroll in Snohomish. Speaking of spellings - the name Carroll seems to have come from the gaelic origins, and is variously spelled all over the world, but the root form appears to be from Charles. I noted when I visited Charlemagne's HQs. in Aachen, now Germany that his name was spelled Carolus Maxis or Karolus Maxis in its Latin form. Among the stacks of the new $8 meg. Snohomish Public Library, I found several books on the origins of names among the genealogical collection. I have looked up the origins of both my given name and my surname and find it to be quite interesting re their origins in time. Those teachers I had a Central School (elementary) innoculated me with interest in spellings, vocabulary, and just plain interest in words and I have been "bitten" ever since, like the genealogy bug in 1983. History necessarily hitches itself to the whole process and it becomes quite a mixture of R & R to encounter. * * * 30 * * *