Naming Your Baby: The definitive dictionary of first names - Softcover

Cresswell, Julia

 
9780713683134: Naming Your Baby: The definitive dictionary of first names
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0713683139 ISBN 13: 9780713683134
Publisher: A&C Black Business Information and Development, 2008

Synopsis

Naming Your Baby is the essential A-Z guide for deciding your child's name. Much more than just a list of baby names, this book is a fascinating guide for expectant parents, as well as a wider reference resource for historians, writers and researchers.

It contains over 1,500 possible choices, from Aaron to Zuleika, through the old-fashioned (Hazel and Gilbert), the modern (Jade and Devon), the unusual (Anselm and Tanith) and the most popular (Chloe and Jack).

It reveals who has influenced the popularity of names, including film stars (Mia), biblical figures (Isaac) and fictional characters (Harry), and suggests why Chelsea, April, Rose or Ebony might be appropriate - or inappropriate! - for your child. Names with shared roots are gathered together in the same entry: you might decide against Helen in favour of Ellen, Elaine or Illona, or even need to switch at the last minute from Sean to Shauna...

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About the Author

Julia Cresswell is an established reference author, whose other books on first names include Collins' Gem: Irish First Names and Scottish First Names.

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Publisher
A&C Black Business Information and Development
Publication date
2008
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0713683139
ISBN 13 
9780713683134
Binding
Paperback
Edition number
2
Number of pages
256