World of Baby Names, A (Revised) [Paperback]

Teresa Norman (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: July 1, 2003

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.

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About the Author

Teresa Norman is the author of The African-American Baby Name Book.

Product Details

• Paperback: 640 pages
• Publisher: Perigee Trade; Rev Upd Su edition (July 1, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0399528946
• ISBN-13: 978-0399528941
• Product Dimensions: 9.4 x 7.4 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (23 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #687,434 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars King of the jungle of baby name books, May 10, 2003

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Manny Hernandez "@askmanny" (Bay Area, CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: A World of Baby Names (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".

24 of 27 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Book With many names, March 7, 2001

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Ted "Ted" (Pennsylvania, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: A World of Baby Names (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:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best Name Book I've Used, December 30, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: A World of Baby Names (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.