Searching in the Swiss Surname Directory http://swiss.genealogy.net/surnam-m.htm there are a variety of spellings for Dättwyler: Daetweiler Dättwiler Dätwiler Daetwyler Dätwyler Detweiler Detwiler Dettwyler Dettwiler Duttweiler Duttwyler Duttwiler Looking at the "a" or "ä" or "ae" spellings ONLY in Familiennamenbuch der Schweiz, the following are listed: Dätwiler Daetwyler Dätwyler -----Original Message----- From: alanrr@juno.com [mailto:alanrr@juno.com] Sent: Sunday, November 14, 1999 9:01 AM To: SWITZERLAND-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [SWITZ] Spelling DA"TTWYLER Thank you all that answered the meaning of A" and AE. Now another question? Does my surname DA"TTWYLER can also be spelled DA"TTWEILER? Alan Rossing, Monterey, CA, USA