The Ultimate Baby Names Book [Mass Market Paperback]

Diane Stafford (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 1, 2005

The Ultimate Baby Names Book is the latest book from bestselling baby-naming author Diane Stafford. Packed full of more than 54,000 names and 100 lists, The Ultimate Baby Names Book helps parents choose the perfect name for their baby.

For a world where names like Espn and Lexus have replaced Dick and Jane, The Ultimate Baby Names Book is packed with the most current and contemporary names, plus all those traditional and classic names (and the classics that are back in style!). This book features tens of thousands of root names, plus variations, common meanings and origins.

It also includes fun lists to get the excited, expectant parents talking and laughing, such as:
- High-Energy Names
- Girlie Girls and Macho Men
- Globetrotters
- Future Olympians
- Out-of-Date and Overused Names

Compact and sporting a great low price, The Ultimate Baby Names Book is the perfect choice for those facing the biggest choice of all!

Editorial Reviews

From the Publisher

From the publisher of the Number One selling Baby Naming book in the nation!

About the Author

Diane Stafford is the author of seven books, including 40,001 Best Baby Names, the number one bestselling baby naming book in America. Ms. Stafford is a former magazine editor and creative-agency writer. She lives in Newport Beach, California.

Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 688 pages
• Publisher: Sourcebooks, Inc. (March 1, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1402204132
• ISBN-13: 978-1402204135
• Product Dimensions: 6.8 x 4.2 x 2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,195,866 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Pictured here with her daughter and co-author Jennifer Shoquist, Diane Stafford is an award-winning writer and editor who is known for her lively, upbeat writing style. She has been featured in dozens of articles and broadcasts nationwide. With a two-year bestseller (50,001 Best Baby Names, Sourcebooks), Stafford has fourteen published books and has sold more than a million books.
Stafford lives near the Pacific Ocean in Newport Beach, California, with her husband, Gregory Munoz, an Orange County superiorl court judge. Stafford has one daughter, three stepdaughters, and two stepsons.
Some of Stafford's published books include: Migraines For Dummies, Potty Training For Dummies, The Encyclopedia of STDs, No More Panic Attacks, 40,001 Best Baby Names, 50,001 Best Baby Names, 1000 Best Job-Hunting Secrets, Parent's Success Guide to Parenting, The Ultimate Baby Name Book, The Big Book of 60,001 Baby Names, and The Vitamin D Cure (with Jim Dowd, M.D.). Four of these books were co-authored with Stafford's daughter; her job-hunting book co-author was Moritza Day. Stafford's newest book is 60,001 Best Baby Names (Sourcebooks, August 2008).

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Just too much, June 16, 2005

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Jody - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Ultimate Baby Names Book (Mass Market Paperback)

I wanted to get a new 2005 baby book with the most recent choices, but this book was just too much. It was more of a waste of time to get through all the ridiculous names then to just buy a smaller book. 50% of the book is just words pulled out of the dictionary, 25% is random groupings of letters, and 25% is actual names (both usual and unusual). I would not recommend this book, unless you really want to invest the time in sorting through every single type of bizarre name you can think of - and probably never would.

3.0 out of 5 stars It's okay for a baby name book, August 30, 2009

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Brandy Allen "Brandy1279" (Torrance, California United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Ultimate Baby Names Book (Mass Market Paperback)

I wasn't too impressed with this baby name book for the fact that they had dumb names in here (i.e. Joe Bob), to the ones i completely hated and of course popular names like Jennifer and Michael. I just thought a lot of the names no one would even think about naming their child (at least i hope not). I was looking for some nice but not very popular names or names that are different than the usual. I did find some, but was hoping for more. I will be more choosy the next time i look at a baby name book.

4.0 out of 5 stars Future Baby Fun, October 18, 2007

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Frances A. Phelan-logue "Fun Fran" (rohnert park, ca United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Ultimate Baby Names Book (Mass Market Paperback)

We have 5 pregnant ladies in the factory and had a great time looking up potential names. Many of the ladies are hispanic and we had a fun time translating names into Latin/Spanish form, etc. It was great fun!