The Book of Irish Names

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Binding: Paperback Dewey Decimal Number: 031 EAN: 9781904991823 ISBN: 1904991823 Label: Cico Manufacturer: Cico Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 127 Publication Date: 2007-02 Publisher: Cico Studio: Cico
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Editorial Reviews: The Celtic tradition has given us some of our most beautiful and evocative names. "The Book of Irish Names" lists the popular names for both boys and girls, giving their derivations, pronunciations, meanings, and the legends associated with their historical and mythical namesakes. Comprehensive calendars of Irish saints' feast days also allow a baby's birth to be matched to the saint of the day. The names, which range from the ever-popular Liam and Bridget to the more unusual Aoife and Lochlainn, are accompanied with specially commissioned illustrations. "The Book of Irish Names" is an ideal present for parents-to-be. Explores the traditions and histories surrounding the most popular Celtic names, which are now favourites throughout the English-speaking world. Discover the legends and myths of ancient Ireland while choosing a name to suit a baby's personality. *Lists of Saints' Days allow a child's name to be matched with his or her birthday Saint.
Spotlight customer reviews: Customer Rating: Summary: An excellent resource of you are considering an Irish name for your child Comment: The Irish brought many things with them when they left their native land and went to the United States. Along with leprechauns and other myths, they include their names. As is the case in any culture, the name is generally an abbreviation for a more exalted title and a linguistic modification of another name. For example, Sean is the Irish form of John and means "God's gracious gift." This book contains the explanation of over 150 Irish names, roughly evenly split between male and female. If you are about to have a baby or are just interested in the origins of common Irish names, then this is a book that will interest you. Customer Rating: Summary: Pretty but not useful Comment: Beware of this book if you, like me, are pregnant and trying to find the perfect Irish name before your baby is born. The book is very pretty and informative about the names it actually has. However, although it has 90 pages of names there are only 1-3 names per page and several pages have pictures with no names. In fact, it has only 80 boy's names and 71 girl's names. I believe they took the most popular names and gave the reader a paragraph on the origin of each, which is nice but now I still need to buy another book to make sure I've also considered the many more obscure Irish names for my baby. Customer Rating: Summary: THE CELTIC TRADITION Comment: THE CELTIC TRADITION has given us some of our most beautiful and evocative names. The Book of Irish Names lists the most popular names for both boys and girls, giving their derivations, pronunciations, meanings and the legends associated with their historical and mythical namesakes. Comprehensive calendars of Irish saints' feast days also allow a baby's birth to be matched to the saint of the day. The names, which range from the ever-popular Liam and Bridget to the more unusual Aoife and Lochlainn, are accompanied with specially commissioned illustrations, making The Book of Irish Names the ideal present for parents-to-be. More Reviews