The Best Baby Name Book: Over 3,000 names and your new baby's star sign [Paperback]

Louise Nicholson (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 25, 2003

This book will give you plenty of ideas for the perfect name for newborn boys and girls. In addition to the names themselves, the book provides the origins, history and meaning of each name.

Editorial Reviews

About the Author

Louise Nicholson has spent many years researching the history of names.

Product Details

• Paperback: 128 pages
• Publisher: Thorsons; Rev edition (February 25, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0007145489
• ISBN-13: 978-0007145485
• Product Dimensions: 7.6 x 6 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,730,729 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars How about "The WORST baby name book" ?, July 9, 2003

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Elizebeth Neumann (Seattle, wa) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Best Baby Name Book: Over 3,000 names and your new baby's star sign (Paperback)

Unless you enjoy reading a book as interesting as the dictionary this book isnt for you. I bought it because it had mentioned it had
Popular and favorite names
celebrity names
historical and royal names
names from around the world
The history and meaning of each name

Sure it has all of that but not in chapters like I assumed! If the name happens to belong to a celebrity than it mentions it and so on. Also this has so many names in it that I couldnt see anyone actually naming their child- how about a precious little girl named "Welcome" or "Wapeka". Sorry if any of you have named your children that and I have offended you, I just dont think most people are looking for these names when choosing a baby book

Its simple, this book is in alphabetical order for girls and boys. If you enjoy reading until your eyes are blind by all means buy it.

4.0 out of 5 stars Nicely made book weighted toward European names, April 14, 2010

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Jason Kirkfield "The Pride and Sorrow of chil... (Purple Mountains Majesty) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Best Baby Name Book: Over 3,000 names and your new baby's star sign (Paperback)

Published in Britain, this baby naming book is less common than Beyond Jennifer & Jason, Madison & Montana: What to Name Your Baby Now, and many of the names have a decidedly European flavo(u)r.

High quality paper and attractive layout. Plenty of background on the names included, of which there are, at 3000, admittedly fewer than most competitors.

A good choice to complement a more inclusive baby name book. The middle section on baby's horoscope is, unsurprisingly, silly and worth skipping.

1 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great Baby naming tool, August 3, 2005

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Watchgirl "watchgirl" (Oakville) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Best Baby Name Book: Over 3,000 names and your new baby's star sign (Paperback)

It's brilliant and interesting to read the detailed meanings in this book. Number 8 on My top of the Top Baby Names book list.