The Complete Idiot's Guide to Baby Names [Paperback]

Sonia Weiss (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 448 pages
• Publisher: Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated (1999)
• ISBN-10: 0028633679
• ISBN-13: 978-0028633671
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 7.2 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.7 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #6,089,604 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Get a different book, December 30, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: The Complete Idiot's Guide to Baby Names (Paperback)

While this book is reasonably well-organized and has some interesting tidbits, there's nothing particularly insightful or original about the advice contained in it. (Make sure it goes well with your last name, think twice about a very popular name or one that's hard to spell, etc. etc.) The author also discusses her own name so often that it gets boring, and misspells the names of several celebrities, which might be acceptable anywhere but in a book where the names are the whole point!

There's a multitude of baby name books out there; pick a better one.

5.0 out of 5 stars A Very Useful Resource, September 29, 2003

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Jeffrey T. Munson (Dixon, IL) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Complete Idiot's Guide to Baby Names (Paperback)

My wife and I are expecting our third child in November and we used this excellent book to help us choose a name. There are hundreds of both boys and girls names, along with different spelling combinations. The meanings of each name is also given. We found this book to be very helpful. Although we should probably be "old pros" at the baby name business, it was refreshing to find such a helpful book to assist us with this very important decision. I highly recommend this fine book. I'm sure there will be a name inside that you will like.

5.0 out of 5 stars Two Thumbs Up!, November 5, 2002

A Kid's Review

This review is from: The Complete Idiot's Guide to Baby Names (Paperback)

This book was excellent. Although it's probably better for people who are just name freaks in general, and aren't necessarily expecting (such as myself ^^) , it is a lot of fun to read through and has a lot of lists of good names.

Definitely a favourite! :)
(btw, I'm not really 12, I just haven't signed up yet ;) )