Genealogy Books - The Secret Universe of Names

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Summary: An informative and yet fun book
Comment: This is a nice book, and would certainly make a good gift, especially for someone who wants to find
a name for a child, but this isn't the entire reason for getting it of course. This book is simply
very interesting reading. I found that the description for my name seems quite accurate; I guess
now I know why people find me a bit hard to figure out. :D

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Summary: Great resource!
Comment: This is a great book. I like the fact that it doesn't just give you a flat historical meaning, but
bases the meaning on the sounds that the letters in your name make and words that have similar
patterns or sounds. We all make associations with words, so it's worth it to consider this idea. I
really enjoyed reading about the history of each letter and how the sounds of letters and
combinations can have different effects. I haven't seen a name book like this before. Highly
recommend it.

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Summary: Hocus Pocus Dribble
Comment: I was hoping for an authentic book on the origin of names, instead it's pretty much a subjective
bunch of dribble that has about as much scientific fact as astrology.

I checked my
initials with what was in the book and it was about 60% accurate, but then in checking other
initials I came up with personality types that were more 100% me. Perhaps my parents misnamed me or
I was born under the wrong letter for a surname.

I think personality types and makeup
are more genetic than being given a certain name. Yes, in my life everyone I met named Gary was a
jerk! Every guy named Douglas was a sweetie, but this could all be different for different folks.
I've noticed over the years so many men with "Mac or Mc" before their last names are Hell raisers,
possibly, my theory, that they were descendents of "Braveheart's" army. When there's no battles to
fight, they kind of turn to crime. Um...Timothy McVeigh? Just watch your newspaper for these last
names in the crime blotter.

Anyway if you believe in Astrology, Tooth Fairy, Santa
Claus, Easter Bunny, this is a good book for you.

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Summary: It's About Time!
Comment: Finally. A new, one of the few , books out on the "spirit" of the name. My biggest question is
methodology. How did you do it? How is the author so right-on with the name analysis? Where do you
go to learn more about this type of study? This book got me hooked.
There's more to a name
then there appears to be. This book was the most useful out of all my 20 or 30 or so baby naming
books. This book isn't in the same catagory as "the name Mary means water, Patrick = patriarch or
nobleman (meanings--less!). This book will really make you think. And gives great insight into
people just by hearing their name.

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Summary: More insightful than other name books
Comment: I have long had a theory that the sounds we associate with our entire being are bound to have an
effect on our personalities. This book explores that theme in a clear and engaging manner. The
introduction is extremely interesting and thought-provoking, and will have you scanning through your
past, mouthing names from your life and finding words similar to them, finding your own patterns.
The name descriptions are often uncannily accurate and make a good deal of sense. I highly
recommend this book to parents trying to select baby names, as well as to readers who want a better
understanding of people and sound.

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