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.
World of Baby Names, A (Revised)
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Teresa Norman is the author of The African-American Baby Name Book and A World of Baby Names.
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15 of 15 people found the following review helpful
Format:Mass Market Paperback
Before becoming a dad (well, I will be one in October), if you paid to me I would have never guessed I'd be reading a book on this topic today, but you see: here I am, browsing through a handful of books off of the shelves looking for ideas. Here's our case: my wife and I wanted to name our baby with a beautiful name (how original, huh?) that is not repeated anywhere near (family and close friends) and that plays well both ways, in English AND Spanish without anyone needing to twist their mouths to pronounce it.
I had a chance to check out this book by Teresa Norman, and found it to be the best among books of baby names. What I liked most about it was the classificacion by geographic origin (American, French, Arabic, etc.) which opened up a whole new window into names we would have normally not considered that actually were not invented by the author, or derived from brands (like I saw in some other book that I prefer to refrain from quoting). Beside that, each name is explained in detail so you can learn more about its origin, meaning, etc. Also worth considering is "From Aaron to Zoe".
25 of 28 people found the following review helpful
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Format:Mass Market Paperback
This book contains many names form around the world.
It it divided into chapters based on where the names are from.
African names, Arrican-American names, 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 American Indian/Native American names, Polish names, Polynesian names, Portuguese names, Rumanian names, Russian names, Scandianvian names, Scottish names, Southeast Asian names, Spanish names, and Welsh names.
8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
By A Customer
Format:Mass Market Paperback
I found this book to be the best available. It provides alternate spellings, pronunciation, origins, meanings, connotations, histories, tailored to a particular culture where appropriate (a name may have certain connotations in one culture, others in another). I enjoyed seeing the names broken down by culture as well as girl/boy, though an index would seem essential in a future printing. As well I appreciated the detail, rather than one-word, often misleading meanings given for names in other titles. The only baby name book I've ever purchased.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
2.0 out of 5 stars
not very deep research
I haven't read all of this book, but from what I've seen, some of the name meanings are wrong. This author has only repeated general superstition about where the manes come from... Read more
Published on August 10, 2010 by Natalie
2.0 out of 5 stars
More research please
I googled this book thru Baby Names Wizard and searched under only 1 name, Kari and this book has inaccurate information. Read more
Published on May 6, 2009 by Inna Larsen
5.0 out of 5 stars
Wonderful book!
While pregnant with my daughter (now almost one) I looked at every baby name book at Barnes & Noble, and finally bought this one because it was so complete and thorough, and just... Read more
Published on September 14, 2007 by Expat Mommy
5.0 out of 5 stars
world of baby names
I was so happy to see this book listed. We have babies on the way in the family, plus animals and dolls to name. Read more
Published on August 13, 2006 by Marilyn Hicks
3.0 out of 5 stars
a good baby name book,but not the best
I like this book.It is a good collection of names(although not the 30,000 promised)from various areas of the world,from South East Asia to Wales,and from Ireland to the Usa. Read more
Published on June 27, 2006 by fire dragon
5.0 out of 5 stars
Best baby name book
This is the best baby name book I have ever seen. We love the Italian section--very accurate, and nice. We also enjoy looking through the others. There are 31 chapters. Read more
Published on September 30, 2005 by Mommy and teacher
2.0 out of 5 stars
too many off the wall names
if you are looking for an irish name spelled in gaelic, this is your book. if you are hard-up for a romanian name for your little one, this is your book. Read more
Published on July 2, 2005 by L.K.B.H.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Wonderful For Writers
I bought another baby name book, 10001 Baby Names, and hardly use it. My old standby, the New Age Baby Name Book, used to name my now teenager, is alpha girl section boy section. Read more
Published on January 9, 2005 by Dannis Cole
4.0 out of 5 stars
helpful for multicultural families
My husband and I have very different cultural backgrounds, this book proved to be a tremendous help to decide on our daughter's name. Read more
Published on September 19, 2004 by Tinkerbell
1.0 out of 5 stars
Another inaccurate and poorly researched book!
I just borrowed this book from the library today. I caught a few typos from the Vietnamese names, the Southeast Asian section. Read more
Published on October 20, 2003
