My gggrmo also went by Helena and Helen, as well as Lena. There are many grand and great-grandchildren named after her, using Helen. This has made our research quite complicated! (Her given name was Magdalena Eleanor) Patrisia > > >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 > > >==== 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 > ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com