| Edition |
Revised and updated. |
| Description |
xii, 625 pages ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [377]-378) and index. |
| Contents |
African names -- African-American names -- Biblical names -- Chinese names -- Czech and Slovak names -- English names -- French names -- German names -- Greek names -- Hawaiian names -- Hindu/Indian names -- Hungarian names -- Irish names -- Italian names -- Japanese names -- Jewish/Hebrew names -- Korean names -- Muslim/Arabic names -- Mythology and Astrology names -- North Americna Indian names -- Polish names -- Polynesian names -- Portuguese names -- Romanian names -- Russian names -- Scandanavian names -- Scottish names -- Southeast Asian names -- Spanish names -- Welsh names -- Bibliography -- Index. |
| Summary |
One of the most comprehensive baby name reference guides available, featuring more than 30,000 baby names, has been revised and expanded. Each chapter focuses on names from specific countries, regions, and ethnicities, including details about traditional naming customs. Each entry contains various spellings and pronunciations, as well as the name's meaning, history, etymology, and derivations. |
| Subject |
Names, Personal -- Dictionaries.
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| ISBN |
0399528946 |
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9780399528941 |
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