Hello, BOD(E)MER - name from the Southwest of Germany and Switzerland given to a person stemming from on of the villages called Bodman, Bodem or generally a person coming from a "Boden" which is a type of valley. SELLENBERG - person living at or stemming from a palce called Sellenberg or Seelenberg. Regards, Ingolf Vogel ----- Original Message ----- From: <Msrnter@aol.com> To: <SURNAME-ORIGINS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, January 24, 2003 2:00 PM Subject: [SURNAME-ORIGINS] Bodemer > Hi Listers, > > I would like to know the meaning and roots of two surnames in our family. > They are Bodemer and Sellenberg, both German. > > Thanks, > MSRNTER@aol.com > > > ============================== > 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 > >