In a message dated 6/25/01 10:56:11 AM Central Daylight Time, dmriney at earthlink.net writes: << While I was Herlad in Elfsea I chanced across the Petition to raise siad group to Baronial Status, the name is describe there to derive from the number of small lakes in the area so "Elf" for small or diminutive and "Sea" for all the lakes. >> correct