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Llewellyn's Complete Book of Names: For Pagans, Witches, Wiccans, Druids, Heathens, Mages, Shamans & Independent Thinkers of All Sorts [Paperback]

K.M. Sheard
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Book Description

December 8, 2011

Are you looking for the perfect name for your child? Are you curious about names of all sorts? Among the name books available today, none are tailored to the needs of Witches, Pagans, and other seekers like Llewellyn’s Complete Book of Names.

From Alma and Ash to Zinnia and Zane, this comprehensive and user-friendly name guide offers accurate and extensive information on more than seven thousand names and their variations, for a total of more than seventeen thousand names, spanning a variety of spiritual traditions, cultures, and centuries. Each impeccably researched entry features factual details on the name’s origin, history, and meaning, including magical and mystical associations. Examples of historical figures and characters from mythology, magical texts, literature, and film are also provided. This essential guide offers everything you need to make this all-important decision, including name selection tips and name lists categorized by theme—the Sun and Moon, the five elements including spirit, the seasons, flowers, herbs and trees, stones and metals, and colors.

Llewellyn’s Complete Book of Names features pronunciations for each non-standard name (more than fifteen thousand variations), a glossary of specialized terms used in the book, and an index by gender. It is an invaluable resource for writers, individuals choosing a magical name, or anyone who wishes to find the perfect moniker for a companion animal, home, coven, business, community, or organization.

Praise:
“Definitely not for Pagans only, this scrupulously researched volume covers a wide range of names, from the traditional, Old Testament Benjamin to the medieval French Goddess name Bensozie. A wealth of onomastic information.”—Linda Rosenkrantz, creator of Nameberry.com and co-author of Beyond Jennifer & Jason, Madison & Montana: What to Name Your Baby Now

 

 

 

 


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About the Author

K. M. Sheard (Wales, UK) is a member of the Order of Bards, Ovates and Druids (OBOD) and the British Pagan Federation. A graduate of the University of Cambridge, Sheard is a scholar of history and several languages, both modern and ancient


Product Details

  • Paperback: 792 pages
  • Publisher: Llewellyn Publications; Original edition (December 8, 2011)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0738723681
  • ISBN-13: 978-0738723686
  • Product Dimensions: 8 x 1.9 x 9.8 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 3.9 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #565,504 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Excitement for Names Enthusiasts! April 16, 2012
By Nephele
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WOW! Author K.M. Sheard's massive, 792-page tome proves itself worthy of her credentials: "K.M. Sheard is a member of the Order of Bards, Ovates and Druids and the British Pagan Federation. A scholar of history, Assyriology, Latin, and Greek, Sheard is a graduate of the University of Cambridge and is well-versed or fluent in a number of languages, both modern and ancient."

This book is a treasure-trove for name enthusiasts. Every page turns up something fascinating, such as this intriguing name I found while browsing: Simaetha, a beautiful witch in a poem by the classical Greek poet Theocritus, and also the name of a genus of spiders.

The book has indices which list all names by gender and theme (elements, seasons, colors, astrological signs, etc.). There is also an impressive bibliography included, for further reading.

I highly recommend this book!

I also highly recommend the author's blog, for additional, fascinating name offerings to appeal to the pagan aesthetic: NookofNames.com
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4.0 out of 5 stars Needs Better Sectioning February 1, 2013
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This book is massive! Two to two and half inches thick foot wide and tall...huge. It weighs about 10 lbs. Every single page has names, brief history, brief meaning. It is a huge mess of names, and unfortunately someone neglected to make it very functional. There is a section in the back with meaning ideas and lists, unfortunately they are limited and general (ie, Saturn, Black, Aries, Virgo, Earth, Fire, Water, Spirit, Gold, White).

The biggest thing I hate about this book is the producers did not provide a concise list for searching by origin/country. I personally like to view the names that originated from my ancestral background. I like choosing at least one option with that atavistic feel to it as an honor and acknowledgement of where our family came from and how we got here today.

I would also have liked the book to have better division between sections it is a real solid search to find where one ends and another begins. The cover also should have been hardbound since the size is so massive. The cover as it is lacks the support to keep the book looking nice and neat also you can never set it upright unless you have other books holding it in place.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Gives me some Great Ideas May 10, 2012
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I worship the Greek Gods, and as such want something to do with them in my childrens names. This book gave me not only Ideas for Greek Pagan names, but some I loved from Celtic, Egyptian, and other paths. Must have for any Name Fanatic
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