25,000 Baby Names

By Bruce Lansky

Book Overview

Select the perfect name for your new baby

Not sure what to name your child?
Torn between a traditional family name and an up-and-coming name?
Or maybe you don't even know where to start?

Let 25,000+ Baby Names be your guide to finding the right name This book lets you easily scan boys' and girls' names and includes features like: guidelines for naming your baby, popular names from around the world, origins, meanings, famous namesakes, and interesting name trivia.

Sample Girl's Name (including: name, origin, meaning, cross-referencing, and variations/nicknames):

"Katherine * (Greek) pure. See also Carey, Catherine, Ekaterina, Kara, Karen, Kari, Kasia, Katerina, Yekaterina. Ekatrinna, Kasienka, Kasin, Kat, Katchen, Kathann, Kathanne, Kathereen, Katheren, Katheren, Katherenne, Katherin, Katherina, Katheryn, Katheryne, Kathyrine, Katina, Katlaina, Katoka, Katreeka."

Sample Boy's Name (including: name, origin, meaning, famous namesake, and variations/nicknames):

"Noah * (Hebrew) peaceful, restful. Bible: the patriarch who built the ark to survive the Flood. Noak, Noi."

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0684034506
• ISBN13: 9780684034508
• Release Date: July 2005
• Publisher: Da Capo Press
• Length: 384 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 4.7" x 7.4"