The New Age Baby Name Book: 3rd Edition: Completely Revised

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Binding: Paperback Brand: Workman Publishing Dewey Decimal Number: 929.44 EAN: 9780761102328 ISBN: 0761102329 Label: Workman Publishing Company Manufacturer: Workman Publishing Company Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 400 Publication Date: 1998-01-04 Publisher: Workman Publishing Company Studio: Workman Publishing Company
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Editorial Reviews: Completely revised, updated, and expanded, The New Age Baby Name Book is the quirky naming guide that has outlasted the trendiness of New Age. Now at 512 pages, with 10,000 new names for a total of 20,000, with over 125 new sidebars filled with naming rites, stories, trends, and reverse trends, cultural trivia, and quotes, it is the definitive resource for parents who wish to celebrate their child's life with a very special name, right from the outset. Classic, popular, offbeat, and even gender-neutral, the entries are culled from dozens of cultures and traditions, and include pronunciation guides, meanings, and variations. Here are Native American names, Gaelic names, Swahili names, Arabic names, native Hawaiian names. There are Hebrew names and modern Israeli names, Old Welsh, Middle English, and contemporary Anglicized names. And for parents who wish to create an original name for their child, 12 delightful techniques--from anagrams (get out the Scrabble board) to telescoping from trends and respellings--for coming up with that perfect, one-of-a-kind name. In addition, readers discover naming practices from around the world, the psychology of names, which names sound the most educated and which the least, occupation names, power names for women, and more. 140,000 copies in print.
Spotlight customer reviews: Customer Rating: Summary: Best, most unique baby name book I've found Comment: In a world of baby name books that are all the same as what you find on the internet for free, this book stands out. With a large intro section on different naming philosophies and ideas on how to make up your own name if you want, it's a complete guide - not just a list of names. Which there are tons of in this book. Many of the names are more common, but also included are names from all over the world. I feel like I'm not just searching for a name for my baby, but also learning a little bit about different cultures around the world to boot! I nearly didn't purchase the book because of the name, but on closer inspection I was impressed. If there was one suggestion I would have for the author, it would be to change the name. "New Age" doesn't mean the same thing now that it used to mean when it was a newly created term. Overall, this is a highly original resource for parents looking to name their child something different and/or original, or something with lots of cultural significance. Customer Rating: Summary: Going to the Web instead Comment: This book is useless. I've already thrown it away. It's much easier to go online by searching with the keyword "baby names". There are serveral sites where you can find names by gender, meaning and origin. Customer Rating: Summary: An enjoyable book.A real classic. Comment: As there are so many baby names books I found it hard to narrow the choices.I read other reviews of this book and finally purchased it.It was a good choice.I enjoyed this book.Not your average-boring book but a very well researched book.The book has character.One of the most comprehensive listing of names and variations I have ever seen and that makes this book better than most.Interesting trivia throughout too.Plenty of advice on what to consider when naming a baby. Its a good size book,printed on good quality paper with a unique cover,etc make this book a worthwhile addition. I also recommend these: "Whats wrong with every name in the book:don't name your baby".By David Narter. "The very best baby name book in the whole wide world".By Bruce Lansky. Customer Rating: Summary: Top of the Top 23 Comment: Creative great list and fun to go through all the names are there to pick and choose from. A great book for everyone. Customer Rating: Summary: Great Book Comment: It has mainly traditional names in it. (more so than any other book i had looked at). Plus it has great little tidbits mixed in! More Reviews