Thanks for the reply.  One of the individual I'm researching is sometimes shown as Cora but most the time as Merle or Myrtle. Nancy Jean, thank you for taking the time to send the list of names.? This will be helpful to many of us. Does anyone know if Cora is a nickname?? I didn't see it on the list,however, I could have overlooked. Thanks Nancy Message: 4 Date: Mon, 02 Mar 2009 18:25:33 -0500 From: cpzb4@aol.com Subject: [VACULPEP] Cora To: VACULPEP-L@rootsweb.com Message-ID: <8CB69A551BC0182-104-1CC6@webmail-db08.sysops.aol.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" In searching the name Cora there has been no offical nickname reported. Cora "The Maiden" [Greek] or "Loving Heart" [Latin. -