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Summary: Best Baby Name Book Ever
Comment: This book is a jewel of a find. It's not exhaustive lists of names that make you cross-eyed after 5
minutes. I hated going through other baby name books. This one gives a graph of the name's
evolving popularity over time, classifies the name in groupings, gives suggestions of brother and
sister names for baby etc. It has much more features that you'll have to read. My husband and I
named our second child from the suggestions for, say example, Mia. There were names that sound like
they belong to the same family like Zoe, Lilly, Ava etc. And if you like lists, there's that too!

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Summary: My Favorite
Comment: Since I have been pregnant I've flipped through and purchased countless baby name books. This is BY
FAR my favorite. It's perfectly organized, and lets me know how popular a name is or has been. The
only thing it doesn't list for each name is the meaning, but I have learned that the meanings are
easy to find online, etc. so it didn't matter much to me to have that missing. If I leave this book
out on the coffee table, my guests tend to pick it up get "sucked in". Everyone I know loves this
book.

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Summary: The Baby Name Wizard
Comment: This book is great for people who know what type of name they want and simply need to look at a
categorized list to find it. Among the many categories provided are Italian names, Latino names,
Celtic names, 80's names and "porch sitters", or names that are not likely to experience revivals
anytime soon. The book also provides possible sibiling names and alternative spellings for names
that are featured in it. Be advised that some of the names that appear in the categorized lists do
not appear in the main part of the book.

Despite its numerous categories and lists, the
book fails to provide a wide range of names that appeal to various tastes and styles. It provides
information about older names such as Deborah and Susan and those which are ultra trendy like
Madison and Jayden. If you're looking for a middle ground or perhaps something a little different,
your best bet is to spend your money elsewhere.

Customer Rating:

Summary: Excellent tips for naming, and a good selection of names!
Comment: Wattenberg definitely gives practical tips for what you want to avoid or look for when naming your
child. I especially found the popularity numbers and frequency graphs to be useful, as we were
trying not to go too trendy or popular with our next child's name. She gives a great snapshot of
lots of names, but purposely leaves out some that are extremely similar to others. The style
categories make lots of sense and give a vast array of names you may never have heard of. All in
all, this is a wonderful resource for "why" we name what we do, and what works and what doesn't. We
still can't decide on a name, but that's not Wattenberg's fault! Great book!

Customer Rating:

Summary: Fabulous book
Comment: Well-written, insightful and incredibly helpful. It's amazing the amount of time and thought that
went into this book -- it really shows. Perfect for anyone looking for the right baby name for
them.

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