You bet! They are interchangable. I have same Helena/Magdalena problem in one of my grandmas' lines. Lena is usually Caroline or Carolina like my other grandma W. David Samuelsen Dawn Linden wrote: > > Dear Mark who was baptised Marcus Johannes Lesmeister, > > Twice this week I have found women called both Helena and Magdalena. Are > these names interchangeable? They don't appear to be alike except for the > "lena." > > Dawn > > ==== TRIER-ROOTS Mailing List ==== > Greatest Christmas Gift Ever! > Support RootsWeb! Help provide FREE genealogical resources on the > Internet: http://www.rootsweb.com/rootsweb/how-to-subscribe.html