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Summary: On the fence about this one...
Comment: Okay, so there are a MILLION baby name books out there. I went with this one because I thought it
might give cool first/middle name combos or something. But really, it just gave a somewhat limited
list of names along with their current popularity status and historical usage via graph. Then the
book shows this list recycled by name-type categories (like "Timeless", or "Guys and Dolls", or
"Greek"). So the variety i was hoping for wasn't really there. That was kind of dissapointing. On
the up side, this book showed me that a name is not unique just because it comes into my mind during
an "ah-HA" moment-a lot of names are being used to death due to this kind of thinking. Just look at
Madison or Chase! So I did obtain a guideline of what not to name my baby unless I want him/her to
be one of 6 kids with the same name in his/her kindergarten class. I found that to be useful
information. If you are looking to make sure you don't choose something over-used, OR if you are
trying to pick something overused so your kid can blame their credit on the other 6.19 million
Brittany's, this really will help you make a great pick. But if you are looking for varied name
ideas, you might want to go for one of those 75,000+ BABY NAMES books out there. Just my two
cents.

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Summary: not what I expected
Comment: So after reading all the wonderful reviews, I did not hesitate to order the book. Needless to say, I
was disappointed. Waste of money! Sorry.

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Summary: I'm in love with this book
Comment: My husband and I have named three babies and I so wish we'd had this book then because the naming
would have been far easier and way more entertaining! The A to Z name dictionaries are fine and I
like knowing a name's meaning, but it's so mind-numbing to sit there and consider a widely varied
list of names one by one!
We are now naming our fourth baby and this book has helped
immensely. We had a name chosen that we both loved but it didn't sound quite right with our last
name. After buying this book, we were able to look up our kids' names and find ones in the same
style and also find ones that were in the same style as the name we loved. Well, we found the
perfect name that still has the same feel as the name we had chosen but it sounds much better with
our last name and I love it just as much--I'm so happy we found this book. The author obviously put
a lot of time, effort and thought into this book and it shows.

Customer Rating:

Summary: A baby name book that is fun to read!
Comment: I love this book. So many baby books are just unending lists of names and "meanings." This book
offers a huge variety of names with a short paragraph for each that talks about popularity trends,
nicknames, usage in pop culture, etc. The author's comments are interesting, entertaining, and most
importantly they absolutely ring true. My favorite part is the list of sibling names for each name.
It is fascinating. It seemed like all of our favorite names showed up on each other's sibling name
list. I also loved the groupings of names into style families. The book is informative and fun to
read. I highly recommend it.

The publisher took full advantage of the "look inside"
feature on Amazon. Being able to see the index is very helpful so you can see just how extensive
the list of names is and you will know which names have the detailed "profile" (the ones in bold in
the index).

This is by far the best baby name book I have ever seen!

Customer Rating:

Summary: Better than Fiction!
Comment: This is the most entertaining and informative baby name book I have ever read (and with 5 kids I
have read them all!) I highly recommend this book to any parent who is currently searching for a
baby name which will fit their naming style... or for anyone who just enjoys a good read! I now
understand why my friends are naming their kids such crazy names... and why, when I thought I was
being so original, my kids names ended up being so popular. I wish this insightful book had been
around 18 years ago when I thought JOSHUA was quaint and unnusual!!!

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