This came from the Hesse Kassel, Germany list and thought it might interest some. Betty H. Subj: [HESSE] German naming site Date: 8/21/01 1:58:31 PM Pacific Daylight Time From:    Twilamay@aol.com To:    HESSE-L@rootsweb.com I am looking for information on German naming customs from the 18th Century in Germany. I have tried several links, but they do not seem to work. Can anyone direct me to the proper place? Thanks for your help. Pete This should help, they all work for me....... http://www.kerchner.com/germname.htm http://cbr.nc.us.mensa.org/Homepages/M_Ziefle/famcm22e.htm http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~hornbeck/naming2.htm http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/Haven/1538/germanpg.html Polish http://www.rootsweb.com/~polwgw/naming.html