Ah! A subject dear to my heart. A musical, magical name. I could go on. If you look at the Social Security website tallying the historical popularity of first names, you will find that in the 1880s the name Henry was #8 on the list of male names and #552 on the list of female names! Note also that the variant spelling "Henery" was #538 on the male list, perhaps giving a combined total of #1 for Henry as a male name. Non-Henrys will be surprised to learn how often I've had to spell my first name for clerks, who write down "Henery" quite a bit. My last name is another story. This website offers endless minutes of fun, as you can track the popularity of names through the decades. http://www.socialsecurity.gov/OACT/babynames/decades/names1880s.html Henry Wiencek Charlottesville To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe, please see the instructions at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-hist.html