Hello, Gülde(n) is generally an older variant of Golden = golden. Another possibility might be that it's a variant of Gilde = guild. Regards, Ingolf Vogel ----- Original Message ----- From: Don Guelde <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, April 05, 2001 5:35 AM Subject: [SURNAME-ORIGINS] Gülde Request origin of; Gülde Gulde Guelde Gulden Thank you. Don ============================== Search over 1 Billion names at Ancestry.com! http://www.ancestry.com/rd/rwlist1.asp