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Do you want your child to be just plain Jane? Or any old Tom, Dick, or Harry? Use this dictionary to help you choose a name that you and your child will always be happy with. This revised edition of Babies' Names contains more than 2,500 entries. It gives all names in common use in the English-speaking world, including traditional names from Albert to William, and modern names from Alanda to Zola. The ideal tool for finding inspiration for naming your child, the book also contains 48 pages of appendices which include separate indexes of boys' and girls' names, and thematic indexes for categories such as Biblical Names, Royal and Aristocratic Names, Pet Forms, and Nicknames. You can also look up the most popular names by year and by region. Whether you choose a name for the sound or for the historical or etymological background, Babies Names will prove an invaluable reference.
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Patrick Hanks is a lexicographer and linguist, and is well known as a names specialist.
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- PublisherOxford University Press
- Publication date2005
- ISBN 10 019861098X
- ISBN 13 9780198610984
- BindingPaperback
- Edition number3
- Number of pages416
- EditorHanks Patrick
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