The naming pattern from Germany seemed to be that they had their first name, their middle name & were just about always called by their middle name. In some instances, several of them would have the same first name in the same family. First names were used for legal reasons. Some of this we learned through taking a genealogy class. Hope this helps. Barb Kelley in FL ________________________________________________________________ GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/web/.