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Classic Biblical Baby Namesby Judith Tropea
Bantam Books 2006; US$ 11.99The perfect name is one of the first and most important gifts parents can give their children–and often one of the most challenging decisions of parenthood. Expectant parents who want their child’s name to be meaningful will find Classic Biblical Baby Names a unique and invaluable resource. Drawing from both the Old and New Testaments, here are hundreds of history’s most enduring names, carefully selected to appeal to contemporary tastes yet outlast trends. Organized alphabetically by gender, and complete with fascinating background information, each entry includes: • Scriptural stories surrounding the name • Meaning and spiritual connotation • Citation of where the name appears in the Bible • Proper... more...
American Heirloom Baby Namesby Charlotte Danforth
Penguin Group Inc. 2006; US$ 12.99Over 1,500 timeless American names for today's baby. Appealing and timeless, the names in this book are gathered from the pages of our history books and rooted in the nation's heartland. They are the names of real-life American poets and soldiers, artists and pioneers, entrepreneurs, teachers, and athletes. Distinctive and prestigious names can give children instant, natural role models-the heroes and positive idols who have had their names before. Entries in this unique guide include: - Classic names and descriptions of the heroic Americans who bore them - References to writings by and about each namesake that families can enjoy together - Historic sites related to each heirloom name suitable for family field trips - Famous names in... more...
The One-in-a-Million Baby Name Bookby Jennifer Moss; Babynames.com
Penguin Group Inc. 2008; US$ 13.99From one of the top parenting websites-a comprehensive naming guide featuring the unique Babynames.com popularity ratings. Forget those traditional lists of names and their meanings-in guiding readers step-by-step through the naming process, as well as the seven things to consider, this book will help parents decide upon a name perfectly suited to their child and family. The only baby name book to draw upon the opinions of 1.2 million parents, each listing features a popularity rating derived from website feedback as well as the top personality traits associated with the name. Readers can also browse lists of names organized in unique ways such as names for sports fans or fiction lovers, and names to be avoided. more...
A Is for Atticusby Lorilee Craker
Center Street 2008; US$ 8.99Pick up a celebrity magazine and you'll see that the art of naming babies has reached new heights of self-expression, with recent choices like Shiloh, Sailor, Apple, and notably, Elijah Bob Patricius Guggi Q. Hewson. Baby namers today want monikers that reflect something personal. Where better to draw inspiration than the books you cherish and the characters you love? A IS FOR ATTICUS mines the classics for the best names and brings them all into one volume. Unlike massive baby name books, which offer endless, dry lists with cursory dictionary definitions, each of the carefully selected names (including Beckett after the Irish playwright Samuel Beckett and Esme from J.D. Salinger's For Esme with Love and Squalor ) is fully profiled in a fun,... more...
World of Baby Names, A (Revised)by Teresa Norman
Penguin Group Inc. 2003; US$ 14.99One of the most comprehensive baby name reference guides available, featuring more than 30,000 baby names, has been revised and expanded. Each chapter focuses on names from specific countries, regions, and ethnicities, including details about traditional naming customs. Each entry contains various spellings and pronunciations, as well as the name's meaning, history, etymology, and derivations. more...
Art of Baby Nameologyby Norma J. Watts
Sourcebooks, Inc. 2008; US$ 12.99Offering insight for those who want to look past the obvious and explore deeper meaning, The Art of Baby Nameology gives expectant parents a way to preview the personalities associated with names they are considering. more...
The Baby Name Wizardby Laura Wattenberg
Broadway Books 2009; US$ 11.99Yes, your baby’s perfect name is out there. The trick is finding it. The perfect baby name will speak to your heart, give your child a great start in life—and maybe even satisfy your relatives. But you can't expect to just stumble on a name like that in an A to Z dictionary or on a trendy list. That’s why you need The Baby Name Wizard . Created by a name-searching mom, it uses groundbreaking research and computer generated models to pinpoint each name’s image, examine its usage and popularity over the last 100 years, and suggest other promising ideas. A perfect guide to the modern world of names, The Baby Name Wizard will engage you from the first name you look up and keep you enchanted through your journey... more...
The Complete Idiot's Guide to 40,000 Baby Names, 2nd Editionby Marcia Layton Turner
Penguin Group Inc. 2009; US$ 12.99From Atticus to Zuzu ... With 10,000 additional names and 50 additional lists (200 total), this latest edition is the most comprehensive guide to naming newborns on the market-and the most fun! With specialized lists-from world leaders to favorite characters from children's literature, biblical figures to Wiccan/ Gothic/Vampire names, Olympic medalists to Nobel Prize winners-plus alphabetized lists for each gender, this guide makes the name game easy, pleasurable, and enlightening. *Approximately 4 million babies born every year in the U.S.-and they all need names! *Contains 40,000 names-10,000 more than The Everything Baby Names Book and 35,000 more than Baby Names for Dummies *Includes 200 specialized lists-even the names that... more...
Baby Names Made Easyby Amanda E Barden
Simon & Schuster 2009; US$ 11.99LOOKING FOR A NAME THAT MEANS SOMETHING SPECIAL TO YOU? Given the dizzying array of choices available, picking the right name for your baby can be daunting. Why waste hours looking through one long alphabetical list of names just to burn out even before you've run through A, B, and C? In this creative twist on the traditional name book, Baby Names Made Easy offers selections organized into categories of meaning, making it easier than ever to choose a name that is significant to you. Traditional or trendy, American in origin or from all over the globe, the names here cover an array of topics. For example, look under: Animals & Insects (and find "Naia" -- Hawaiian for "dolphin") Victory (and find "Vincent" -- Latin... more...
The Everything Baby Names Book, Completely Updated With 5,000 More Names!by June Rifkin
Adams Media 2006; US$ 15.95If you're looking for the baby name book that has it all -- classic and contemporary suggestions without the insanely silly options you wouldn't even use to name your pet -- this second edition of The Everything Baby Names Book is your singular resource for naming your little bundle of joy! Loaded with the 25,000 best options for boys and girls, you can easily narrow down your favorites from A to Z. Inside you'll find: - Dictionaries of names for boys and girls; - Sidebars packed with fun facts about names; - Top Ten Lists of names across dozens of categories; While other books promise tens of thousands of tried and true names, The Everything Baby Names Book, 2nd Edition, is packed with the ones you're more likely to really... more...









