Hard to say! Could be that he called his friend "Goepf" (sounds very much alike),which is a nickname for Gottfried. Walter ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, August 03, 2002 2:40 PM Subject: [SWITZ] Swiss given names. > My father had a Swiss friend named :Gouf(f) Rufli. > Can any kind soul tell me more about that given name? Is it a contraction or > what? > TIA > Gene Huber > > > ==== SWITZERLAND Mailing List ==== > Swiss Resource Site > http://swiss.genealogy.net > >