Couldn't find either name as given, but did find: \ BODEMEYER (German) Farmer in the swamp. (Found a couple other names starting with "Bode-" and all had something to do with swamps or swampy land.) Source: German-American Names by George F. Jones. Barbara Msrnter@aol.com wrote: >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 > > > >