Shelley: > And what kind of animal would van Horn be related to? > Mountain goat, elk, > moose, unicorn? A goat, surely. His first name is Bill. (Most goats are named Billy, especially billy goats...) BTW, "Van Horn" is just Dutch for "from the corner" or "from the city in the corner (Hoorn)" or "from the castle in the corner (Horn)". --Harry.